Jedidiah

• Gender: Masculine
• Origin: Hebrew יְדִידְיָה
• Meaning: “beloved of Yahweh.”
• Eng (JED-did-DYE-ah)
• Variation: Jedediah
• Dims: Jed, Jeddie, Jeddy, Jedi

The name is found in the Old Testament as a name given by God to Solomon, the son of King David and Bathsheba, through the prophet Nathan.

In the English-speaking world, the name became quite frequent in the 18th-century, particularly among the Puritans.

In the United States, Jedidiah currently ranks as the 874th most popular male name as of 2025. In England & Wales, it ranked #968 in 2024, when it was given to 32 boys.

Notable bearers include English inventor and industrialist Jedidiah Strutt (1726–1797); American geographer and clergyman Jedidiah Morse (1761–1826); and American explorer and frontiersman Jedidiah Smith (1799–1831).

Other forms of the name include:

• Jedida (Dutch, French, Portuguese)
• Jedidja (German)
• Yedidyah יְדִידְיָה  (Hebrew)
• Yedidye, Didye (Yiddish)

Source

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/jedidiah
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jedidah