How Many People Are Named Gedalia?
An estimated 112 people in the United States have the first name Gedalia. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Gedalia peaked in popularity in 2023 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gedalia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gedalia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
112
About 1 in 3,060,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2023
8 births
Total Registered
114
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gedalia
Gedalia is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 114 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gedalia as a male name
Ranked #10,193 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (8 births)
Gedalia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gedalia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 32 babies were registered. Gedalia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gedalia by Decade
How has Gedalia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gedalia by State
Gedalia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gedalia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gedalia
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gedalia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gedalia?
We estimate approximately 112 people named Gedalia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,060,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Gedalia a common name?
Gedalia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 114 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gedalia most popular?
Gedalia reached peak popularity in 2023, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gedalia is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gedalia a male name?
Gedalia is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gedalia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gedalia Smith, Gedalia Johnson, Gedalia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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