Jedidiah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Jedidiah
Jedidiah, an Old Testament name with a touch of Gunsmoke-era western panache, is right in line to be revived along with the other biblical -iah names.
Jedidiah was the name given by the prophet Nathan to King Solomon in the Old Testament. An inspiration to hiking enthusiasts might be the intrepid explorer and trailblazer Jedidiah Strong Smith.
Jed is the inevitable nickname, which last ranked on the US popularity charts in 1989.
Jedidiah is also given to girls, where it ranks #15937 in the US.
Pronounced jed-uh-DY-uh.
As of October 2026, Jedidiah ranked #15937 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #13122 in 1998.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #776 | 300 | 156.2 |
| 2015 | #719 | 343 | 178.9 |
| 2016 | #745 | 327 | 172.3 |
| 2017 | #688 | 362 | 195.6 |
| 2018 | #695 | 348 | 191.6 |
| 2019 | #726 | 335 | 186.7 |
| 2020 | #722 | 344 | 199.3 |
| 2021 | #807 | 303 | 173.2 |
| 2022 | #803 | 313 | 179.3 |
| 2023 | #880 | 266 | 155.5 |
| 2024 | #808 | 310 | 179.9 |
| 2025 | #876 | 274 | 160.4 |
World rankings
Jedidiah for boys
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Jedidiah on lists
Famous Jedidiahs
- Jedidiah MorseBoy
American geographer; father of telegraph inventor Samuel Morse
- Jedidiah Solomon ben Abraham NorziBoy
Italian rabbi of Mantua
- Jedidiah PrebleBoy
American Revolutionary general
- Jedidiah GoodacreBoy
American actor
- Jedidiah JenkinsBoy
American author and Instagram influencer, known for controversial Kony 2012 campaign
- Jedidiah Robert Duggar (b. 1998)Boy
10th child (5th son) of reality TV's Duggar family; twin of brother Jeremiah
- Jedidiah Scott "Jedi" Willis (b. 1999)Boy
6th child (3rd son) of family band, The Willis Clan
Jedidiah in pop culture
- Zeke Jedidiah DunbarBoy
character in the video game "Infamous"
- JedidiahBoy
humanitarian clothing brand