Jebediah comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Beloved friend.
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How popular is Jebediah?
2016peak year
Jebediah reached its widest reach during the 2010s. In 2016, 29 babies received the name (ranked #3727). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4752), with about 22 babies given the name annually. Jebediah's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 737 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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