Jedidiah

Boy name

Jedidiah has been given to 9,361 babies in the U.S. since 1971. It peaked in 2017 and currently ranks #876 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/

Borrowed from Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (“beloved of Yahweh”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

9,361

Peak year

2017 (362 babies)

Rank in 2025

#876 for boys

First recorded

1971

10-year trend

▼ -20%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jedidiah.

9,383 babies since 1947

9,334 babies since 1972

9,487 babies since 1880

9,517 babies since 1976

9,121 babies since 1979

9,118 babies since 1948

9,608 babies since 1880

9,110 babies since 1921

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