Jedidiah Forename
111,744th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 3,926 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda
Jedidiah Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew 'Jah is friend’, one of the surnames or epithets of Solomon. Occasionally used by English Puritans. Still used in the USA, where it is often shortened to Jed.
Jedidiah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 1,335 | 1:271,563 | 8,751 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1,180 | 1:22,870 | 1,643 |
| Philippines | 50% | 432 | 1:245,392 | 10,174 |
| Nigeria | 81% | 424 | 1:418,784 | 13,940 |
| Kenya | - | 177 | 1:261,622 | 9,649 |
| India | 97% | 53 | 1:22,922,226 | 516,200 |
| DR Congo | 80% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Mexico | 76% | 26 | 1:4,774,786 | 19,556 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 22 | 1:1,384,088 | 44,593 |
| Canada | 100% | 21 | 1:1,577,780 | 25,926 |
| England | 75% | 21 | 1:2,647,758 | 30,513 |
| Uganda | 86% | 19 | 1:2,155,627 | 27,415 |
| South Africa | 100% | 16 | 1:3,408,291 | 83,416 |
| Thailand | 100% | 14 | 1:5,004,701 | 92,981 |
| New Zealand | - | 13 | 1:348,926 | 10,601 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Liberia | 100% | 10 | 1:441,206 | 12,452 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Indonesia | - | 9 | 1:28,662,630 | 639,955 |
| Brazil | - | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Germany | - | 7 | 1:13,811,125 | 41,547 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Singapore | - | 5 | 1:1,257,411 | 16,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 5 | 1:22,316 | 2,594 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| China | - | 2 | 1:683,027,891 | 94,999 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Tonga | - | 1 | 1:107,436 | 779 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
Jedidiah (99) may also be a surname.
Jedidiah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew 'Jah is friend’, one of the surnames or epithets of Solomon. Occasionally used by English Puritans. Still used in the USA, where it is often shortened to Jed.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
The Scripture name, in Hebrew יְדִידְיָה, Y’dhiydhyah, from yadhíydh-Yah, beloved of Jehovah.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Hebrew (masculine) - Beloved of the Lord.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Hebrew (masculine) - Well-beloved.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Jed-e-dy'-ah, beloved of the Lord. A son of king David. 2 Sam. xii. 25.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: beloved of Jah.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Jedidiah Forename Popularity
Jedidiah Demographics
Average Jedidiah Salary in
United States
$44,071 USD
Per year
Rank:
194,822 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000383316
Rank: 8,440 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
101.25%
Sample size: 717 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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