Given name
Yedidya
“one who is beloved by God”
Yedidya is a variant of Yedidiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is beloved by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yedidya is a variant of Yedidiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is beloved by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yedidya is a variant of Yedidiah. An origin associated with Yedidiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yedidya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 152
- 152 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,642 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,642 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yedidya’s family of names
Yedidya has a related form in Yedidiah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Yedidya
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