NameTides

Jed

Jed was the #1,992 boys' name in the US in 2025 (76 babies), and #2,014 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Jed as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jed as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Jed as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,992 (76)#2,014 (12)——#829 (3)#2,789 (6)
2024#1,985 (78)#1,758 (14)———#1,353 (16)
2023#1,765 (92)#1,363 (19)———#1,342 (15)
2022#2,083 (72)#1,534 (16)———#1,415 (14)
2021#1,870 (82)#1,595 (15)———#1,653 (11)
2020#1,655 (96)#1,314 (19)———#1,382 (14)
2019#2,081 (69)#1,152 (23)#701 (3)——#1,101 (19)
2018#2,355 (56)#1,194 (22)———#938 (24)
2017#1,871 (78)#848 (37)———#1,113 (19)
2016#2,145 (64)#1,081 (26)#707 (3)——#1,423 (13)
2015#1,910 (76)#1,046 (27)#686 (3)#415 (3)—#1,041 (20)
2014#1,907 (76)#988 (29)#587 (4)——#1,381 (13)
2013#2,021 (67)#1,024 (27)#520 (5)——#1,926 (8)
2012#2,132 (63)#1,507 (16)———#1,781 (9)
2011#1,730 (85)#1,124 (23)#544 (4)——#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1978 at #483.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1913.

How common is it?

about 1 in 23,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jed is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 22,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jed by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #777TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,625FL
Jed (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JedCanadaBoys#2,7896
JedEngland & WalesBoys#2,01412
JedIrelandBoys#8293
JedNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JedScotlandBoys—too few
JedUSBoys#1,99276