How Many People Are Named Jedediah?
An estimated 3,136 people in the United States have the first name Jedediah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Jedediah peaked in popularity in 1979 with 248 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jedediah 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 Jedediah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,136
About 1 in 109,297 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1979
248 births
Total Registered
3,253
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jedediah
Jedediah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,253 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jedediah as a male name
Ranked #2,718 in 2024
48 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (248 births)
Jedediah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jedediah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,048 babies were registered. Jedediah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jedediah by Decade
How has Jedediah 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.
Jedediah by State
Birth registrations for Jedediah span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Louisiana, Massachusetts. On average, about 53 Jedediahs were registered per state.
Jedediah + Last Name Combinations
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Jedediah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jedediah?
We estimate approximately 3,136 people named Jedediah 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 109,297 Americans share this first name.
Is Jedediah a common name?
Jedediah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,253 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jedediah most popular?
Jedediah reached peak popularity in 1979, when 248 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jedediah is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jedediah a male name?
Jedediah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jedediah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jedediah Smith, Jedediah Johnson, Jedediah 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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