Jed
Jed is a masculine given name or nickname, usually of Jedediah.
Meaning & Origin of Jed
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jed is a masculine given name or nickname, usually of Jedediah.
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The Story of Jed
Jed first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 281 Jeds were born — ranking #485 that year. As of 2026, Jed ranks #2,026 for baby boys with 76 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 9K Jeds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jed
Jed is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Jed's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #485. Use the chart and map above to compare Jed's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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