Jedd
Jedd is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill (1832–1889), American politician Jedd Ebanks, Caymanian footballer Jedd Fisch, American football coach Jedd Gardner, Canadian football player Jedd Garet, American sculptor, painter and printmaker Jedd Gyorko, American baseball player Jedd Hughes, Australian singer-songwriter Jedd P.
Meaning & Origin of Jedd
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jedd is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jedd Philo Clark Cottrill (1832–1889), American politician Jedd Ebanks, Caymanian footballer Jedd Fisch, American football coach Jedd Gardner, Canadian football player Jedd Garet, American sculptor, painter and printmaker Jedd Gyorko, American baseball player Jedd Hughes, Australian singer-songwriter Jedd P.
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The Story of Jedd
Jedd first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1953, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 26 Jedds were born — ranking #2,018 that year. As of 2026, Jedd ranks #5,269 for baby boys with 18 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 927 Jedds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jedd
Jedd is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 927 births in the dataset. Jedd's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #1,965. Use the chart and map above to compare Jedd'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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