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Jd

jay-dee /dʒeɪdi/

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

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.

Bar and line chart: Jd in the U.S., 1914–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 35 in 2005 and 12 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #1,696 in 1923, #6,803 in 2025.
  • Boys named Jd (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1914–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1914⁠–⁠2025 90 rows
Jd: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025126,803▼ 2,102
2024214,701▲ 41
2023214,742▲ 2,086
2022126,828▼ 1,490
2021175,338▲ 642
2020145,980▼ 640
2019175,340▲ 696
2018146,036▼ 925
2017185,111▼ 641
2016224,470▲ 2,206
2015126,676▼ 44
2014126,632▼ 2,452
2013234,180▼ 177
2012254,003▲ 1,430
2011165,433▲ 603
2010146,036▼ 2,205
2009273,831▲ 564
2008224,395▼ 502
2007263,893▼ 442
2006303,451▼ 491
2005352,960▲ 775
2004243,735▼ 813
2003332,922▲ 872
2002223,794▲ 1,096
2001154,890▼ 968
2000203,922▼ 819
1999263,103▲ 383
1998213,486▲ 252
1997183,738▼ 189
1996193,549▲ 305
1995163,854▼ 528
1994203,326▼ 383
1993232,943▲ 516
1992183,459▼ 776
1991252,683▲ 375
1990203,058▲ 36
1989193,094▼ 657
1988242,437▼ 222
1987262,215▲ 145
1986232,360▼ 341
1985282,019▲ 805
1984162,824▼ 684
1983242,140▼ 81
1982262,059▲ 839
1981152,898▼ 614
1980222,284▲ 26
1979212,310▼ 298
1978242,012▲ 258
1977202,270▲ 676
1976132,946▼ 496
1975172,450▲ 1,740
197474,190▼ 967
1973103,223▼ 689
1972142,534▲ 152
1971132,686▼ 65
1970132,621▲ 1,314
196963,935▼ 1,200
1968102,735▲ 496
196773,231▼ 604
1966102,627▲ 617
196573,244▼ 835
1964122,409▲ 635
196383,044▼ 540
1962112,504back (not recorded in 1961)
196092,871back (not recorded in 1949–1959)
194863,316back (not recorded in 1945–1947)
194453,430▼ 698
194382,732back (not recorded in 1942)
194153,505▼ 375
194063,130▼ 301
193972,829▼ 350
193892,479back (not recorded in 1937)
193653,549back (not recorded in 1934–1935)
193373,004▲ 357
193263,361back (not recorded in 1931)
193092,781back (not recorded in 1929)
1928112,522▼ 114
1927122,408▲ 317
1926102,725▼ 713
1925162,012▲ 629
1924112,641▼ 945
1923211,696▲ 651
1922132,347▼ 195
1921152,152▲ 79
1920142,231▲ 1,160
191973,391▼ 23
191873,368back (not recorded in 1917)
1916112,389▲ 440
191582,829▲ 435
191453,264new