Jedaiah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- jeh-DAY-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Jedaiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God knows”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Jedaiah mean?
Hebrew: biblical name Yedayah
“God knows”
Jedaiah heads the second of the 24 priestly divisions listed in the First Book of Chronicles.
Is Jedaiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jedaiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jedaiah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 117% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Jedaiah, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Jedaiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
How popular is Jedaiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Jedaiah, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Jedaiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jedaiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Nicknames for Jedaiah
- Jed 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jedaiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Muhammad Ibrahim Abdullah Zakariya Eesa Mustafa Zayd Zayan Ayyub Zayaan Jahziah
Names related to Jedaiah
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jedaiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jedaiah, updated 20 October 2026.