Masculine dossier · first seen 1913

Jed

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jed
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1978

Peak rank proxy

281

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1913Peak 19782024

Peak year

1978

Decline from peak

72.2%

2024

All-time

8,869

Jed is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1978, when 281 boys were named Jed.

In 2024, only 78 boys were given the name.

All told, about 8,869 Americans have been named Jed and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1913.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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