The baby name Pedaiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /pəˈdeɪə/ (puh-DAY-uh); alternate: /pɛˈdaɪə/ (peh-DYE-uh); Hebrew: Pədayyāh (פְּדָיָה, peh-dah-YAH).
Pedaiah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Pedaiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /pəˈdeɪə/ (puh-DAY-uh); alternate: /pɛˈdaɪə/ (peh-DYE-uh); Hebrew: Pədayyāh (פְּדָיָה, peh-dah-YAH).
Pedaiah is Hebrew in Origin.
Pedaiah (Hebrew פְּדָיָה, pe-da-YAH) is a masculine Hebrew theophoric name meaning “Yahweh has redeemed” or “the LORD redeems.” It combines the verb padah, “to ransom/ redeem,” with the divine element -yah, a short form of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH). The name conveys themes of deliverance, rescue, and divine mercy, common in ancient Israelite naming.
In the Hebrew Bible, Pedaiah is borne by several figures, including a Levite treasurer in Nehemiah 13:13 and a builder in the wall‑repair lists (Nehemiah 3:25). It also appears in the Davidic genealogy (1 Chronicles 3), where Pedaiah is named as the father of Zerubbabel - often explained as legal or levirate paternity alongside the more familiar attribution to Shealtiel. Modern usage is rare in English-speaking countries but persists in Jewish and Israeli contexts. Variants and transliterations include Pedaya (modern Israeli), Pedaia, and the German Pedaja.
Pedaiah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Pedaiah appears only 2 times in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
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