Given name
Jediah
“God knows all”
Jediah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “God knows all.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God knows all.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jediah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 901
- 901 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 52 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,990 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,990 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 52 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 687 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.
Jediah’s family of names
Jediah has a related form in Jedaiah. Jediah has a related form in Jedee. Jediah has a related form in Jedey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jedivariant
- Jedaiahvariant
- Jeddiahlikely variant
- Jedeevariant
- Jedeyvariant
- Jedyvariant
- Jedievariant
- Jedyahvariant
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