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Jedidiah

100% boys · #876 in the US for boys, 2025

Jedidiah has been given to about 9,361 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 8,984
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jedidiah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 362
  • Born in 2025279
  • All time9,361
  • England & Wales, 202530

How popular is Jedidiah?

Jedidiah ranks 876th among American boys in 2025, with 279 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 362 babies were given the name, ranking 688th. The typical living American called Jedidiah is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Jedidiah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jerimiah0.81
  2. Jeremiah0.68
  3. Jesiah0.68
  4. Jeramiah0.68
  5. Elijah0.59
  6. Messiah0.59
  7. Isiah0.59
  8. Nehemiah0.59

Middle names for Jedidiah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jedidiah Lee0.79
  2. Jedidiah Dean0.78
  3. Jedidiah Bryce0.78
  4. Jedidiah Ross0.78
  5. Jedidiah Quinn0.78
  6. Jedidiah Neal0.78

Sibling names for Jedidiah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rivkasister · 0.98
  2. Francobrother · 0.98
  3. Violetasister · 0.98
  4. Yosefbrother · 0.97
  5. Vincenzobrother · 0.97
  6. Amarissister · 0.97

Where Jedidiah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alaska0.13%
  2. Idaho0.04%
  3. Mississippi0.03%
  4. Oklahoma0.02%
  5. Oregon0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jedidiah White0.74
  2. Jedidiah Reyes0.74
  3. Jedidiah Nguyen0.74
  4. Jedidiah Moore0.74
  5. Jedidiah Lee0.74
  6. Jedidiah Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jedidiah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Jedidiah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.