Jebidiah
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "beloved of the Lord".
Name Census estimates that about 109 living Americans carry the first name Jebidiah. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jebidiah today is around 26 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jebidiah births was 2017 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jebidiah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
109
~ 1 in 3,144,535 Americans
Peak year
2017
10 babies that year
Average age
26
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,927
Tracked since 1978
Census
Jebidiah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 155 people with the first name Jebidiah, which placed it at #44,540 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#44,540
National first-name rank
People counted
155
155 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
84.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jebidiah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jebidiah is White at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.5%) and Black (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jebidiah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jebidiah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White84.5% · 131
- Two or more races6.5% · 10
- Black or African American3.9% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1
Popularity
Jebidiah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jebidiah from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 37 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jebidiah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jebidiah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jebidiah
The name Jebidiah has its origins in the Hebrew language and is a variation of the Biblical name Obadiah. The name Obadiah is derived from the Hebrew words "Oved" meaning "servant" and "Yah" referring to the Hebrew God, Yahweh. Together, the name Obadiah translates to "servant of Yahweh" or "worshipper of Yahweh."
The name Jebidiah emerged as an Anglicized version of Obadiah, with the "Je" prefix being a common English rendering of the Hebrew "O" sound. The earliest recorded use of the name Jebidiah dates back to the 17th century in English-speaking regions, particularly in North America and parts of the British Isles.
In the Bible, Obadiah was a minor prophet whose book is included in the Old Testament. However, the name Jebidiah itself does not appear in any major religious or historical texts from antiquity.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jebidiah was Jebidiah Morse (1761-1826), an American minister and geographer known for his work "American Universal Geography." Another notable figure was Jebidiah Huntington (1719-1786), a prominent American soldier and politician who served as a general during the American Revolutionary War.
Jebidiah Stafford (1783-1857) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York in the early 19th century. Jebidiah Woodruff (1774-1858) was an American religious leader and one of the first members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons.
Finally, Jebidiah Strutt (1726-1797) was an English inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the textile industry, particularly in the development of the stocking frame and the Derby Rib machine.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Jebidiah, which has its roots in the Hebrew language and Biblical tradition, while also gaining popularity in English-speaking regions over the centuries.
People
Jebidiah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jebidiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jebidiah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jebidiah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 109 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jebidiah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,144,535 US residents.
Is Jebidiah a common name?
We classify Jebidiah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 112 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jebidiah most popular?
The single biggest year for Jebidiah was 2017, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jebidiah is about 26 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jebidiah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 155 people with the name Jebidiah, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,540 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jebidiah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jebidiah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jebidiah appears almost entirely male. Of the 151 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jebidiah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jebidiah is White at 84.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.5%) and Black (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jebidiah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jebidiah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 84.5% (131 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jebidiah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jebidiah a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jebidiah in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jebidiah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jebidiah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jebidiah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jebidiah?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.