How Many People Are Named Jedadiah?
An estimated 517 people in the United States have the first name Jedadiah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Jedadiah peaked in popularity in 1979 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jedadiah 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 Jedadiah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
517
About 1 in 662,968 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1979
41 births
Total Registered
537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jedadiah
Jedadiah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 537 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jedadiah as a male name
Ranked #13,028 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1979 (41 births)
Jedadiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jedadiah span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 220 babies were registered. Jedadiah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jedadiah by Decade
How has Jedadiah 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.
Jedadiah by State
Jedadiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jedadiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jedadiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jedadiah?
We estimate approximately 517 people named Jedadiah 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 662,968 Americans share this first name.
Is Jedadiah a common name?
Jedadiah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jedadiah most popular?
Jedadiah reached peak popularity in 1979, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jedadiah is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jedadiah a male name?
Jedadiah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jedadiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jedadiah Smith, Jedadiah Johnson, Jedadiah 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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