Given name
Gedalya
“God is great”
Gedalya is a variant of Gedaliah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is great.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gedalya is a variant of Gedaliah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is great.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gedalya 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 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gedalya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 209
- 209 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,950 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +80%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,950 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 80.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gedalya’s family of names
Gedalya 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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