Jed
Boy name
Jed meaning
Diminutive of Jedidiah, which means “beloved of Yahweh”
Jed at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,982 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Jed popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1920 | #2,966 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1940 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1950 | #948 | 53 |
| 1960 | #664 | 139 |
| 1970 | #778 | 112 |
| 1978 | #485 | 281 |
| 1980 | #584 | 217 |
| 1990 | #1,102 | 94 |
| 2000 | #1,653 | 70 |
| 2010 | #2,212 | 59 |
| 2020 | #1,654 | 96 |
| 2024 | #1,982 | 78 |
All 109 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1915 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1916 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1917 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1918 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1919 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,966 | 9 |
| 1922 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1923 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1924 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1925 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1926 | #3,708 | 6 |
| 1928 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1929 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,178 | 13 |
| 1931 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1932 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1933 | #1,829 | 15 |
| 1934 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1935 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1936 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1937 | #1,992 | 13 |
| 1938 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1939 | #1,489 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1941 | #1,633 | 18 |
| 1942 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1943 | #1,431 | 24 |
| 1944 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1945 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1946 | #1,475 | 23 |
| 1947 | #975 | 53 |
| 1948 | #945 | 54 |
| 1949 | #911 | 57 |
| 1950 | #948 | 53 |
| 1951 | #867 | 65 |
| 1952 | #870 | 65 |
| 1953 | #701 | 102 |
| 1954 | #643 | 130 |
| 1955 | #639 | 136 |
| 1956 | #638 | 141 |
| 1957 | #695 | 120 |
| 1958 | #641 | 144 |
| 1959 | #674 | 128 |
| 1960 | #664 | 139 |
| 1961 | #583 | 184 |
| 1962 | #599 | 168 |
| 1963 | #781 | 95 |
| 1964 | #839 | 82 |
| 1965 | #913 | 66 |
| 1966 | #878 | 68 |
| 1967 | #866 | 68 |
| 1968 | #784 | 89 |
| 1969 | #762 | 105 |
| 1970 | #778 | 112 |
| 1971 | #692 | 143 |
| 1972 | #703 | 131 |
| 1973 | #639 | 155 |
| 1974 | #514 | 235 |
| 1975 | #550 | 214 |
| 1976 | #543 | 219 |
| 1977 | #536 | 241 |
| 1978 | #485 | 281 |
| 1979 | #576 | 219 |
| 1980 | #584 | 217 |
| 1981 | #567 | 227 |
| 1982 | #677 | 164 |
| 1983 | #652 | 172 |
| 1984 | #710 | 151 |
| 1985 | #733 | 145 |
| 1986 | #792 | 131 |
| 1987 | #818 | 129 |
| 1988 | #869 | 119 |
| 1989 | #907 | 125 |
| 1990 | #1,102 | 94 |
| 1991 | #1,297 | 75 |
| 1992 | #1,221 | 85 |
| 1993 | #1,216 | 86 |
| 1994 | #1,231 | 88 |
| 1995 | #1,286 | 83 |
| 1996 | #1,347 | 80 |
| 1997 | #1,402 | 78 |
| 1998 | #1,359 | 86 |
| 1999 | #1,763 | 57 |
| 2000 | #1,653 | 70 |
| 2001 | #1,514 | 80 |
| 2002 | #1,660 | 71 |
| 2003 | #1,430 | 92 |
| 2004 | #1,880 | 65 |
| 2005 | #1,691 | 79 |
| 2006 | #1,919 | 70 |
| 2007 | #2,281 | 57 |
| 2008 | #2,207 | 60 |
| 2009 | #1,958 | 72 |
| 2010 | #2,212 | 59 |
| 2011 | #1,730 | 85 |
| 2012 | #2,132 | 63 |
| 2013 | #2,021 | 67 |
| 2014 | #1,907 | 76 |
| 2015 | #1,909 | 76 |
| 2016 | #2,145 | 64 |
| 2017 | #1,871 | 78 |
| 2018 | #2,354 | 56 |
| 2019 | #2,081 | 69 |
| 2020 | #1,654 | 96 |
| 2021 | #1,868 | 82 |
| 2022 | #2,083 | 72 |
| 2023 | #1,765 | 92 |
| 2024 | #1,982 | 78 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Jed” (revision 92959931), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Jedidiah” (revision 82276106), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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