Jed Name Popularity

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How popular is Jed?

In 2018 the rare name Jed, ranked the 2,356th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Jed is currently less popular.

Its highest popularity ranking of #485 was reached in 1978 with 281 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Jed was less than 5, most recently in 1927.

Jed, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1935-1938, 1940-1943, 1944-1947, 1950-1954, 1957-1961, 1967-1974, and 1975-1978, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1962-1965, 1978-1982, 1987-1991, and 1996-1999.

For a number of years, the name Jed has been moving downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Jed for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jed?

Jed's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jed is quite distinctive and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jed (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		56	2,356
2017		78	1,872
2016		64	2,149
2015		76	1,919
2014		76	1,911
2013		67	2,031
2012		63	2,143
2011		84	1,745
2010		59	2,221
2009		72	1,963
2008		60	2,218
2007		57	2,289
2006		70	1,929
2005		79	1,696
2004		65	1,895
2003		92	1,433
2002		71	1,667
2001		80	1,518
2000		70	1,657
1999		57	1,769
1998		86	1,364
1997		78	1,406
1996		80	1,350
1995		82	1,300
1994		88	1,237
1993		86	1,222
1992		85	1,225
1991		75	1,301
1990		94	1,106
1989		125	909
1988		119	872
1987		129	821
1986		131	791
1985		145	733
1984		151	711
1983		173	651
1982		164	678
1981		227	567
1980		217	584
1979		219	577
1978		281	485
1977		241	536
1976		219	545
1975		214	552
1974		235	514
1973		155	639
1972		131	705
1971		143	694
1970		113	778
1969		105	765
1968		89	788
1967		68	870
1966		68	881
1965		66	915
1964		82	844
1963		95	782
1962		168	600
1961		183	585
1960		139	666
1959		128	676
1958		144	641
1957		120	696
1956		141	638
1955		136	642
1954		128	647
1953		101	707
1952		65	872
1951		65	869
1950		53	953
1949		57	917
1948		54	948
1947		53	978
1946		23	1,491
1945		21	1,470
1944		19	1,602
1943		24	1,444
1942		19	1,653
1941		18	1,662
1940		11	2,245
1939		20	1,512
1938		18	1,650
1937		13	2,044
1936		13	2,011
1935		10	2,456
1934		13	2,074
1933		15	1,870
1932		10	2,541
1931		14	2,047
1930		13	2,237
1929		11	2,511
1928		12	2,453
1927		< 5	--
1926		6	3,946
1925		11	2,666
1924		9	3,132
1923		5	4,539
1922		5	4,628
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1920		9	3,076
1919		11	2,583
1918		9	2,988
1917		7	3,389
1916		7	3,342
1915		5	4,099
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.