Given name
Jediael
“known of God”
Jediael is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewידיעאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jediael means “known of God.”
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Where it comes from
Jediael is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yada' (ידע), “to know,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jediael appears in 1 Chronicles 7:6, Genesis 46:21, 1 Chronicles 8:1.
- 1 Chronicles 7:6
- Genesis 46:21
- 1 Chronicles 8:1
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Jediael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 35 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2007.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jediael’s family of names
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Jadashares a root
- Eliadashares a root
- Abidashares a root
- Deuelshares a root
- Shemidashares a root
- Joiadashares a root
- Jehoiadashares a root
- Eldaahshares a root
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