Jedadiah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jed-uh-DY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jedadiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jedadiah mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jedidiah
“beloved of God”
A respelling of Jedidiah, the name the prophet Nathan gave to the infant Solomon.
Is Jedadiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jedadiah is a boys' name.
How popular is Jedadiah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1979, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Jedadiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jedadiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,358 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1981 | 30 | #1,864 |
| 1980 | 40 | #1,524 |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,464 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,688 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
Nicknames for Jedadiah
- Jed 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jedadiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zebadiah Abdullah Ibrahim Muhammad Ahmad Jedidiah Mustafa Musa Amaziah Raheem Abdulrahman Azariah
Names related to Jedadiah
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jedadiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jedadiah, updated 20 October 2026.