How Many People Are Named Jebediah?
An estimated 719 people in the United States have the first name Jebediah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jebediah peaked in popularity in 2016 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jebediah 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 Jebediah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
719
About 1 in 476,710 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2016
29 births
Total Registered
737
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jebediah
Jebediah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 737 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jebediah as a male name
Ranked #4,352 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (29 births)
Jebediah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jebediah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 197 babies were registered. While Jebediah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jebediah by Decade
How has Jebediah 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.
Jebediah by State
Jebediah + Last Name Combinations
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Jebediah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jebediah?
We estimate approximately 719 people named Jebediah 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 476,710 Americans share this first name.
Is Jebediah a common name?
Jebediah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 737 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jebediah most popular?
Jebediah reached peak popularity in 2016, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jebediah is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jebediah a male name?
Jebediah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jebediah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jebediah Smith, Jebediah Johnson, Jebediah 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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