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Jedidiah

Jedidiah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“beloved of the Lord”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
jed-uh-DYE-uh · 4 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name from Hebrew Yedidyah. In the Old Testament it is a name given to Solomon.

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How popular is Jedidiah?

202493.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Jedidiah in 2024310

2024 rank#809 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18809,075

Jedidiah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jedidiah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jedbeloved 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

Jedidiah questions

What does the name Jedidiah mean?

Jedidiah means "beloved of the Lord". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from Hebrew Yedidyah. In the Old Testament it is a name given to Solomon.

Is Jedidiah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Jedidiah?

310 US babies were named Jedidiah in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Jedidiah?

Jedidiah is usually pronounced jed-uh-DYE-uh.

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.