EveryBabyNames

Jed

4 countries#1992 in United States, 2025
US
#1992
in United States, 2025
FR
#1050
in France, 2022
SCOT
230
total births, Scotland
NI
18
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
9,712
Peak year (United States)
1978
Peak-year count
282
First recorded
1913

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Jed was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

8,945 births recorded 1913–2025 · currently #1992 · peaked in 1978 with 282 births

Most common in: California, New York, Utah, Texas, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

519 births recorded 1979–2022 · currently #1050 · peaked in 2020 with 54 births

Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Alpes-Maritimes

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

230 births recorded 1980–2019 · peaked in 1994 with 21 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

18 births recorded 2002–2015 · peaked in 2004 with 4 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Jed’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1919
2007#2281↓362
2008#2207↑74
2009#1959↑248
2010#2212↓253
2011#1730↑482
2012#2132↓402
2013#2021↑111
2014#1907↑114
2015#1910↓3
2016#2145↓235
2017#1871↑274
2018#2355↓484
2019#2081↑274
2020#1655↑426
2021#1870↓215
2022#2083↓213
2023#1765↑318
2024#1985↓220
2025#1992↓7

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