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Jed

Jed: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“beloved of the Lord”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JED · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Usually a short form of Jedidiah, from Hebrew Yedidyah. It is also sometimes used independently in English.

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How popular is Jed?

202423.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jed in 202478

2024 rank#1,982 boys

Peak year1978

Total US babies since 18808,869

Jed has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jed

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jedidiahbeloved of the Lord · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew

Jed questions

What does the name Jed mean?

Jed means "beloved of the Lord". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a short form of Jedidiah, from Hebrew Yedidyah. It is also sometimes used independently in English.

Is Jed a boy or girl name?

Jed is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jed?

78 US babies were named Jed in 2024. Its peak year was 1978.

How do you pronounce Jed?

Jed is usually pronounced JED.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.