Jebediah
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning beloved of the lord.
Babies a year
22
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Jebediah by the numbers
Jebediah was given to 22 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 29 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jebediah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jedediahbeloved of the lord41 in the US (2017)
- Jebidiahbeloved of the lord; variant spelling of Jedidiah10 in the US (2017)
- Jeremiahyahweh will raise up; god exalts5,821 in the US (2017)
- Jedidiahbeloved of the lord357 in the US (2017)
- Jediahbeloved of the lord52 in the US (2017)
- Jedadiahbeloved of the lord5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Jebediah, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean love
Like Jebediah, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jebediah
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