Jedidiah
Boy · jed-i-DY-a · Hebrew
Jedidiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,192nd for boys in the UK (26 babies) and 874th for boys in the US (274 babies).
What does Jedidiah mean?
Hebrew
“beloved of God”
In the Bible, the prophet Nathan gives the infant Solomon the name Jedidiah.
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Is Jedidiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jedidiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 26 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 274 boys in the US.
How popular is Jedidiah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 129% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were named Jedidiah, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 36 boys. 4 girls were also named Jedidiah in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jedidiah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales.
Jedidiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Jedidiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #874among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 274about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 274 boys in the US were named Jedidiah, making it the 874th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 722nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 362 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 5 girls were also named Jedidiah in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jedidiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jedidiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 274 | #874 |
| 2024 | 314 | #800 |
| 2023 | 268 | #874 |
| 2022 | 314 | #802 |
| 2021 | 303 | #807 |
| 2020 | 344 | #722 |
| 2019 | 335 | #725 |
| 2018 | 348 | #695 |
| 2017 | 362 | #687 |
| 2016 | 327 | #744 |
| 2015 | 343 | #719 |
| 2014 | 300 | #776 |
| 2013 | 245 | #867 |
| 2012 | 238 | #880 |
| 2011 | 238 | #877 |
| 2010 | 241 | #872 |
| 2009 | 194 | #1,011 |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,105 |
| 2007 | 169 | #1,083 |
| 2006 | 158 | #1,106 |
| 2005 | 156 | #1,061 |
| 2004 | 128 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 148 | #1,048 |
| 2002 | 104 | #1,292 |
| 2001 | 120 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 121 | #1,140 |
| 1999 | 107 | #1,192 |
| 1998 | 114 | #1,120 |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,107 |
| 1996 | 115 | #1,058 |
| 1995 | 110 | #1,066 |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,013 |
| 1993 | 125 | #959 |
| 1992 | 117 | #1,001 |
| 1991 | 115 | #993 |
| 1990 | 116 | #966 |
| 1989 | 120 | #923 |
| 1988 | 138 | #805 |
| 1987 | 145 | #760 |
| 1986 | 122 | #821 |
| 1985 | 127 | #788 |
| 1984 | 111 | #830 |
| 1983 | 131 | #755 |
| 1982 | 148 | #716 |
| 1981 | 172 | #650 |
| 1980 | 185 | #639 |
| 1979 | 187 | #625 |
| 1978 | 143 | #700 |
| 1977 | 88 | #904 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Nicknames for Jedidiah
- Jed 12 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jedidiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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