Boys' name · since 1971
Jedidiah
9,316 babies named Jedidiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,262 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,316
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
9,316 babies have been named Jedidiah since 1971, making it today's #876 boys' name.
Jedidiah has 9,316 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #876 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #1,262 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #876 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,316 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jedidiah ranks #1,262 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #876 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,316 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,262 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #876 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,316
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jedidiah's 9,316 recorded births place it above 97.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jedidiah compares
9,316 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jedidiah's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jedidiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 362 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jedidiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jedidiah splits its recorded history at 1998: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 362 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jedidiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 362
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jedidiah popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1998 (Jedidiah as girls' name)
Jedidiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,977 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Jedidiah's strongest decade.
2,977 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jedidiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 507
1970s
507 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,399 births
- 1990s 1,152
1990s
1,152 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,464 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,977 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,817 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,977 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jedidiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jedidiah's total volume
Jedidiah by state
Where Jedidiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,150 | 12.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 787 | 8.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 355 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 316 | 3.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 258 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 255 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 223 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 209 | 2.2% |
1,150 of 9,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Jedidiah appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jedidiah's data
- Jedidiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,977 total births) through the 2020s (1,817) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jedidiahs (1,150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jedidiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jedidiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.