Jed
Usage of Jed in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jed against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jed is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Jed is a short version of Jedidiah, Hebrew for “beloved of God.”
Jed in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 76 boys were named Jed, making it the #1992 boys' name in the US. Since 1913, 8,945 boys have been named Jed, with the most (282) in 1978. It is most common, relative to births, in Tennessee, Wisconsin and Ohio.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Ireland | #829 boys | 3 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Jed
There are 3 towns and villages with Jed in their name, in 2 countries.
🇵🇰 Pakistan 2🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Chak Jed | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Jed | West Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jed Chak Kalan | Punjab, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jed
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Jed in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Jed Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jed Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jed Johnston Lake | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Jed Johnson | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Jed
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jed.
Jed Adcock
Jed Collins
Jed Ortmeyer
Fictional characters named Jed
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jed as a pet name
FurryName has found 113 dogs named Jed in public pet registers, making it the #580 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Noosa (17), Surf Coast Shire (12), Prospect (2). Jed as a dog name →
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