How Many People Are Named Jed?
An estimated 7,848 people in the United States have the first name Jed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Jed peaked in popularity in 1978 with 281 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jed 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 Jed paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,848
About 1 in 43,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1978
281 births
Total Registered
8,869
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jed
Jed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,869 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jed as a male name
Ranked #1,985 in 2024
78 male births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (281 births)
Jed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jed span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,950 babies were registered. Jed has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jed by Decade
How has Jed 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.
Jed by State
Birth registrations for Jed span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Utah. The lowest are in South Dakota, Oklahoma, Mississippi. On average, about 124 Jeds were registered per state.
Jed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jed
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jed?
We estimate approximately 7,848 people named Jed 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 43,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Jed a common name?
Jed is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,869 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jed most popular?
Jed reached peak popularity in 1978, when 281 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jed is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jed a male name?
Jed is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jed Smith, Jed Johnson, Jed 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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