The baby name Jed is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɛd/ (JED).
Jed is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jed is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒɛd/ (JED).
Jed is Hebrew in Origin.
Jed is an English short form of the Hebrew name Jedidiah/Jedediah, from biblical Yedidyah, meaning "beloved of Yahweh" or "friend of God." In the Old Testament, this epithet is bestowed upon King Solomon (2 Samuel 12:25), combining yedid "beloved" with the divine element Yah. As a compact, one-syllable nickname, Jed preserves the warm, devout sense of its source while feeling brisk and modern.
Use of Jedidiah spread in English via Puritan naming in the 17th-18th centuries, producing notable bearers such as explorer Jedediah Smith and geographer Jedidiah Morse; the clipped Jed came to stand alone in the United States by the mid-20th century, gaining wider notice through Jed Clampett (The Beverly Hillbillies) and President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet (The West Wing). Variant spellings include Jedidiah and Jedediah; modern Hebrew offers Yedidya. As an independent given name, Jed remains uncommon yet familiar, with occasional stylings like Jedd adding distinction.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| PH | 0 | #80 | 17 | 5,607 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #100 | 7 | 7,011 | |
| TW | 0 | #100 | 4 | 4,523 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #238 | 155 | 11,440 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SA | 0 | #280 | 16 | 10,560 | |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #292 | 15 | 2,588 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #301 | 19 | 9,639 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #338 | 6 | 15,378 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #340 | 48 | 2,865 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #357 | 5 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #366 | 4 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #369 | 22 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| TN | 0 | #486 | 423 | 13,765 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #632 | 66 | 17,960 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #672 | 36 | 18,093 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #743 | 27 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #815 | 78 | 7,044 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #896 | 40 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #977 | 5 | 15,656 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #984 | 11 | 24,821 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 57 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,050 | 62 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,079 | 50 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,125 | 54 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,136 | 41 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,383 | 232 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,410 | 62 | 10,046 |
Jed is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:
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