Jedadiah

Where Jedadiah comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jedadiah.

Jedadiah through the years
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #2,556 among boys with 17 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1979
    Peak, #1,464
    41 babies named Jedadiah, the most in any year.
  3. 1983
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,577.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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