Jed has been given to about 8,945 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1978, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1978, when 282 babies were given the name, ranking 484th. The typical living American called Jed is about 46 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.