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Jedd

Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Jedd: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1993.

Jedd is typically a short form of the Hebrew name Jedidiah, meaning “beloved of God” or “friend of God,” and appears in the Bible as a name given to King Solomon by the prophet Nathan. As an independent given name, Jedd gained modest modern recognition through American baseball player Jedd Gyorko, an infielder who played for several Major League teams. While the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah shares a similar spelling, its name derives from a different Arabic root meaning “grandmother,” so the connection is coincidental. Jedd can also be considered a variant of the more common Jed, which itself saw a spike in popularity after the character Jed Clampett from _The Beverly Hillbillies_ became a cultural touchstone in the 1960s.