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Jedidiah

“Beloved of Yahweh” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #876 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Jedidiah reached its best rank, #627, in 1979 and ranked #876 in 2025. About 9,300 boys have carried it since 1971. Jed is a short form of Jedidiah.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 10,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jedidiahs

• Jedidiah Goodacre — Canadian actor
• Jedidiah Morse — American geographer and clergyman (1761-1826)
• Jedidiah Norzi — Italian rabbi
• Jedidiah Preble — (1707-1784)
• Jedidiah Jenkins — American travel writer

Similar names: Jed · Yaakov · Jelani · Cassidy · Joziah · Jesiah

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