Jediah
Boy · jeh-DY-ah · Hebrew
Jediah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Jediah mean?
Hebrew: short form of Jedidiah
“beloved of God”
Jedidiah was the name the prophet Nathan gave to the infant Solomon.
- Say it
- jeh-DY-ah
Is Jediah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jediah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jediah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Jediah, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jediah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Jediah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Jediah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Jediah, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Jediah in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jediah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 37 | #3,226 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 48 | #2,586 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,088 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Nicknames for Jediah
- Jed 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jediah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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