Jedidiah vs Koah
Jedidiah and Koahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jedidiah was ranked #968 and Koah #880 among boys in England and Wales.
Jedidiah and Koah over time
Jedidiah and Koah appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Koah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jedidiah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jedidiah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Koah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2014–2024
Jedidiah held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Koah in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jedidiah #929 in 2023, Koah #880 in 2024.
The order changed in 2019: Koah moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #1382 and #3412; by 2019 that had become #2266 and #1506.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jedidiah #968, Koah #880.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jedidiah | Koah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #968 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jedidiah has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Koah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Jedidiah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1765 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #929 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #968 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Koah
Popularity journey
First recorded2014
First recorded at #2248 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #266 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2021–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys