Jed

Jed

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Jed is a masculine given name or nickname, usually of Jedediah.

From Wikipedia

Jed first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 139 babies (rank #224 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jed

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jed yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,674

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

139

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	138	#224
1997	139	#224
1998	111	#259
1999	123	#245
2000	104	#269
2001	96	#286
2002	94	#295
2003	107	#281
2004	97	#311
2005	103	#312
2006	104	#339
2007	90	#403
2008	100	#380
2009	78	#463
2010	42	#727
2011	23	#1,133
2012	16	#1,538
2013	27	#1,034
2014	29	#999
2015	27	#1,057
2016	26	#1,103

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

138

#224

1997

139

#224

1998

111

#259

1999

123

#245

2000

104

#269

2001

#286

2002

#295

2003

107

#281

2004

#311

2005

103

#312

2006

104

#339

2007

#403

2008

100

#380

2009

#463

2010

#727

2011

#1,133

2012

#1,538

2013

#1,034

2014

#999

2015

#1,057

2016

#1,103

Meaning

Numerology of Jed

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail