Total births
27
Boys' name · since 1979
Jerediah
27 babies named Jerediah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 27
- total births
- 1979–2020
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Jerediah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 27 have been recorded since 1979.
Jerediah has 27 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2020.
- 27 total births
- 1979–2020 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 boys have been named Jerediah since 1979, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2020.
- 27
- total births
- 1979–2020
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Jerediah was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
8 babies were named Jerediah in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Jerediah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jerediah splits its recorded history at 2015: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jerediah at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Jerediah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2020
- Peak year (1979)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jerediah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Jerediah's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jerediah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jerediah? ▼
27 babies have been named Jerediah since 1979. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Jerediah most popular? ▼
Jerediah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Jerediah been used? ▼
Jerediah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 42 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jerediah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Jerediah's data
- Jerediah's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (8 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jerediah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jerediah
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jerediah: Baby Name Since 1979 - 27 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jerediah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jerediah 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 July 2026.