How Many People Are Named Gedalya?
An estimated 192 people in the United States have the first name Gedalya. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Gedalya peaked in popularity in 2022 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gedalya 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 Gedalya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
192
About 1 in 1,785,179 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
18 births
Total Registered
194
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gedalya
Gedalya is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 194 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gedalya as a male name
Ranked #7,915 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (18 births)
Gedalya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gedalya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 79 babies were registered. Gedalya remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Gedalya by Decade
How has Gedalya 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.
Gedalya by State
Gedalya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gedalya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Gedalya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gedalya?
We estimate approximately 192 people named Gedalya 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 1,785,179 Americans share this first name.
Is Gedalya a common name?
Gedalya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 194 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gedalya most popular?
Gedalya reached peak popularity in 2022, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gedalya is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gedalya a male name?
Gedalya is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gedalya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gedalya Smith, Gedalya Johnson, Gedalya 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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