Jed

Diminutive of Jedidiah

"beloved of the Lord"

Jed Origin and Meaning

The name Jed is a boy's name of Arabic origin.

Cowboyish short form that's both macho and cool. Got prime time exposure on The West Wing.

Jed Rank in US Top 1000

# 909 in the US

Jed Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1624 on Nameberry

Jed Popularity

• 1624 Nameberry 2024
• 766 Unique 2023
• 854 England 2017

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Famous People Named Jed

• Jed Allan American actor
• Jed Saul Rakoff U.S. federal judge
• Jed Harris (born Jacob Hirsch Horowitz) Austrian,American producer
• Edwin Fish "Jed" Gould III aka Jed the Fish American radio deejay
• Jed Madula stage name of John Edward Tajanlangit, Filipino singer
• Jed Prouty American actor
• Jedson Louis "Jed" Simon American heavy metal musician
• Jed Tucker Whedon American screenwriter; brother of Joss Whedon
• Jed Hardy Koster (b. 2011) son of AFL player Kym Koster

Jed in Pop Culture

• Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet US President on TV's "The West Wing"
• Jed Clampett character on TV's The Beverly Hillbillies
• Jedediah "Jed" Leland reporter in the film Citizen Kane
• Jed Stone character on British soap opera Coronation Street
• Jed Walker character in DC Comics
• Jed Maxwell character on British TV series "I'm Alan Partridge"
• Jed Wright boss in video game "Dead Rising 2: Case Zero"
• Jed Garrity character on TV's "The 4400"
• Jed a character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth," by Carrie Ryan