Given name
Gedalia
“God is great”
Gedalia is a variant of Gedaliah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is great.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gedalia is a variant of Gedaliah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is great.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gedalia is a variant of Gedaliah. An origin associated with Gedaliah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gedalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 124
- 124 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,475 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,475 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gedalia’s family of names
Gedalia has a related form in Gedaliah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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