Names / Boy names
Gedaliah
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#12,791
in 2019
First recorded
2010
in U.S. data
Children named
15
since 2010
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #12,791 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
God is great. The name first appears in U.S. records in 2010. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 15 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.