At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #6,803 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 12 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #5,980 in 2020 to #6,803 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,696 in 1923
- First recorded
- 1914
Meaning of Jd
Jd (pronounced “jay-dee”) brings together the timeless warmth of John and David in a crisp, two-letter embrace, drawing on an Anglo-American habit of turning meaningful initials into a name all its own. Though it hovers around the 900th spot in U.S. baby-name rankings—just 21 little Jds arrived in 2024—it feels like a friendly secret handshake in any crowd, offering both approachability and a dash of modern flair. Its steady, understated popularity whispers reliability, while its short, rhythmic sound sparkles with youthful energy, like a fresh breeze winding through an old neighborhood. Choosing Jd is a nod to cherished heritage and a wink at the future, giving any boy a playful, memorable launchpad to chart his own course.
How to pronounce Jd
English
- Pronounced jay-dee /dʒeɪdi/
Popularity of Jd in the U.S.
Jd was the #6,803 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 12 babies. It peaked at #1,696 in 1923. It first appears in the records in 1914.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1914–2025 90 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 6,803 | ▼ 2,102 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4,701 | ▲ 41 |
| 2023 | 21 | 4,742 | ▲ 2,086 |
| 2022 | 12 | 6,828 | ▼ 1,490 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,338 | ▲ 642 |
| 2020 | 14 | 5,980 | ▼ 640 |
| 2019 | 17 | 5,340 | ▲ 696 |
| 2018 | 14 | 6,036 | ▼ 925 |
| 2017 | 18 | 5,111 | ▼ 641 |
| 2016 | 22 | 4,470 | ▲ 2,206 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,676 | ▼ 44 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,632 | ▼ 2,452 |
| 2013 | 23 | 4,180 | ▼ 177 |
| 2012 | 25 | 4,003 | ▲ 1,430 |
| 2011 | 16 | 5,433 | ▲ 603 |
| 2010 | 14 | 6,036 | ▼ 2,205 |
| 2009 | 27 | 3,831 | ▲ 564 |
| 2008 | 22 | 4,395 | ▼ 502 |
| 2007 | 26 | 3,893 | ▼ 442 |
| 2006 | 30 | 3,451 | ▼ 491 |
| 2005 | 35 | 2,960 | ▲ 775 |
| 2004 | 24 | 3,735 | ▼ 813 |
| 2003 | 33 | 2,922 | ▲ 872 |
| 2002 | 22 | 3,794 | ▲ 1,096 |
| 2001 | 15 | 4,890 | ▼ 968 |
| 2000 | 20 | 3,922 | ▼ 819 |
| 1999 | 26 | 3,103 | ▲ 383 |
| 1998 | 21 | 3,486 | ▲ 252 |
| 1997 | 18 | 3,738 | ▼ 189 |
| 1996 | 19 | 3,549 | ▲ 305 |
| 1995 | 16 | 3,854 | ▼ 528 |
| 1994 | 20 | 3,326 | ▼ 383 |
| 1993 | 23 | 2,943 | ▲ 516 |
| 1992 | 18 | 3,459 | ▼ 776 |
| 1991 | 25 | 2,683 | ▲ 375 |
| 1990 | 20 | 3,058 | ▲ 36 |
| 1989 | 19 | 3,094 | ▼ 657 |
| 1988 | 24 | 2,437 | ▼ 222 |
| 1987 | 26 | 2,215 | ▲ 145 |
| 1986 | 23 | 2,360 | ▼ 341 |
| 1985 | 28 | 2,019 | ▲ 805 |
| 1984 | 16 | 2,824 | ▼ 684 |
| 1983 | 24 | 2,140 | ▼ 81 |
| 1982 | 26 | 2,059 | ▲ 839 |
| 1981 | 15 | 2,898 | ▼ 614 |
| 1980 | 22 | 2,284 | ▲ 26 |
| 1979 | 21 | 2,310 | ▼ 298 |
| 1978 | 24 | 2,012 | ▲ 258 |
| 1977 | 20 | 2,270 | ▲ 676 |
| 1976 | 13 | 2,946 | ▼ 496 |
| 1975 | 17 | 2,450 | ▲ 1,740 |
| 1974 | 7 | 4,190 | ▼ 967 |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | ▼ 689 |
| 1972 | 14 | 2,534 | ▲ 152 |
| 1971 | 13 | 2,686 | ▼ 65 |
| 1970 | 13 | 2,621 | ▲ 1,314 |
| 1969 | 6 | 3,935 | ▼ 1,200 |
| 1968 | 10 | 2,735 | ▲ 496 |
| 1967 | 7 | 3,231 | ▼ 604 |
| 1966 | 10 | 2,627 | ▲ 617 |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,244 | ▼ 835 |
| 1964 | 12 | 2,409 | ▲ 635 |
| 1963 | 8 | 3,044 | ▼ 540 |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | back (not recorded in 1961) |
| 1960 | 9 | 2,871 | back (not recorded in 1949–1959) |
| 1948 | 6 | 3,316 | back (not recorded in 1945–1947) |
| 1944 | 5 | 3,430 | ▼ 698 |
| 1943 | 8 | 2,732 | back (not recorded in 1942) |
| 1941 | 5 | 3,505 | ▼ 375 |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,130 | ▼ 301 |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | ▼ 350 |
| 1938 | 9 | 2,479 | back (not recorded in 1937) |
| 1936 | 5 | 3,549 | back (not recorded in 1934–1935) |
| 1933 | 7 | 3,004 | ▲ 357 |
| 1932 | 6 | 3,361 | back (not recorded in 1931) |
| 1930 | 9 | 2,781 | back (not recorded in 1929) |
| 1928 | 11 | 2,522 | ▼ 114 |
| 1927 | 12 | 2,408 | ▲ 317 |
| 1926 | 10 | 2,725 | ▼ 713 |
| 1925 | 16 | 2,012 | ▲ 629 |
| 1924 | 11 | 2,641 | ▼ 945 |
| 1923 | 21 | 1,696 | ▲ 651 |
| 1922 | 13 | 2,347 | ▼ 195 |
| 1921 | 15 | 2,152 | ▲ 79 |
| 1920 | 14 | 2,231 | ▲ 1,160 |
| 1919 | 7 | 3,391 | ▼ 23 |
| 1918 | 7 | 3,368 | back (not recorded in 1917) |
| 1916 | 11 | 2,389 | ▲ 440 |
| 1915 | 8 | 2,829 | ▲ 435 |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | new |