Names Like Jedediah — Find Similar Baby Names
Jedediah is an 8-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Variant Of Jedidiah Beloved Of Jehovah.”. This page collects 111 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Jedadiah and Jedidiah, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -iah like Kiah and Abiah, and names sharing the “jedidiah” concept like Jeb and Jedadiah.
For the full Jedediah profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Jedediah page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Jedediah
10 baby names that differ from Jedediah by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jedadiah | 1 | Variant Of Jedidiah Beloved Of Jehovah. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedidiah | 1 | Beloved Of Jehovah. In The Bible The Blessing Name Jedidiah Was Giv... | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedaiah | 2 | Jehovah Knows. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jediah | 2 | Jehovah Knows. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jeremiah | 2 | Exalted Of The Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Jeramiah | 3 | God Will Uplift:Exalted. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jeremias | 3 | Jehovah Exalts. | Spanish | Male |
| Jeremyah | 3 | Variant Of Jeremiah. | English | Male |
| Jeriah | 3 | Jehovah Has Seen. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jesiah | 3 | Variant Of Joshua. Variant Of Jesse Jehovah Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Jedediah’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
8-Letter J-Names Like Jedediah
24 names that share Jedediah's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Jedediah's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Jedediah
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Jedediah.
Names That Rhyme with Jedediah
18 baby names that share Jedediah's last 3 letters — -iah. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiah | Little Wise One. | English | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Hebrew | Male |
| Isiah | God's Helper | Hebrew | Male |
| Kaiah | Hawaiian | Female | |
| Uriah | God Is My Light | Hebrew | Male |
| Aleiah | "Flower, The Love Of The Outside.. My Granddaughter" | African | Female |
| Anniah | Gracious God. | Hebrew | Female |
| Bariah | Excelling | Arabic | Female |
| Daliah | Tree Branch | Hebrew | Female |
| Isaiah | God's Helper | Hebrew | Male |
| Issiah | English | Male | |
| Janiah | English | Female | |
| Jediah | Jehovah Knows. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jeriah | Jehovah Has Seen. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jesiah | Variant Of Joshua. Variant Of Jesse Jehovah Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
| Josiah | Jehovah Has Healed. Biblical Josiah Became King Of Judah At Eight A... | Hebrew | Male |
| Joziah | Jehovah Has Healed. Biblical Josiah Became King Of Judah At Eight A... | Hebrew | Male |
| Keziah | Cassia: Sweet-Scented Spice. Keziah Was One Of Job's Three Fair Dau... | Hebrew | Female |
Names That Start Like Jedediah
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Jedediah — Jed-. Good for parents who like Jedediah's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jed | Beloved By God | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedd | Variant Of Jedidiah Beloved Of Jehovah. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedi | Beloved By God | Hebrew | Male |
| Jediah | Jehovah Knows. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedaiah | Jehovah Knows. A Biblical Name. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedadiah | Variant Of Jedidiah Beloved Of Jehovah. | Hebrew | Male |
| Jedidiah | Beloved Of Jehovah. In The Bible The Blessing Name Jedidiah Was Giv... | Hebrew | Male |