Boys' name · since 2016

Yedaiah

Since 2016, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Yedaiah, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,128 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2016
2010s
peak decade

Yedaiah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 2016.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yedaiah has been recorded 16 times among boys since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2017.

  • #31,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2016
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yedaiah ranks #31,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.

#31,128 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2016
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yedaiah's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yedaiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Yedaiah splits its recorded history at 2017: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Yedaiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
6.577.588.599.5 20162017 9

Yedaiah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Yedaiah's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Yedaiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yedaiah? ▼
Yedaiah has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2016, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,128 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Yedaiah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yedaiah ranks #31,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yedaiah most popular? ▼
Yedaiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Yedaiah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yedaiah since 2016 -- 2 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Yedaiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yedidya, Yediel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yedaiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2016–2017 (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 Yedaiah 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.