Judah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOO-da
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #395 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #178 for boys
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Judah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 395th for boys in the UK (118 babies) and 178th for boys in the US (2,050 babies).
What does Judah mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew Yehudah
“praised”
Fourth son of Jacob and Leah in Genesis; his tribe gave its name to the kingdom of Judah and to the word Jew.
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Is Judah a girl's or a boy's name?
Judah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 118 boys in the UK and 41 girls and 2,050 boys in the US.
How popular is Judah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 395th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 118 about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 118 boys in the UK were named Judah, making it the 395th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 465th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Judah of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Judah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 404th in England and Wales, 400th in Scotland and 199th in Northern Ireland.
Judah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | #395 |
| 2024 | 101 | #443 |
| 2023 | 90 | #490 |
| 2022 | 78 | #550 |
| 2021 | 85 | #524 |
| 2020 | 94 | #465 |
| 2019 | 78 | #547 |
| 2018 | 71 | #581 |
| 2017 | 82 | #535 |
| 2016 | 74 | #572 |
| 2015 | 66 | #609 |
| 2014 | 49 | #729 |
| 2013 | 55 | #676 |
| 2012 | 47 | #769 |
| 2011 | 53 | #690 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 18 | #1,140 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Judah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 178th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,050 about 1 in 830 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,050 boys in the US were named Judah, making it the 178th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 184th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 2,133 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912. 41 girls were also named Judah in 2025 (3,644th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Judah than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Judah in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Judah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,050 | #178 |
| 2024 | 2,092 | #178 |
| 2023 | 2,101 | #176 |
| 2022 | 2,098 | #180 |
| 2021 | 2,133 | #182 |
| 2020 | 2,109 | #184 |
| 2019 | 2,073 | #189 |
| 2018 | 2,022 | #201 |
| 2017 | 1,932 | #205 |
| 2016 | 1,681 | #231 |
| 2015 | 1,652 | #233 |
| 2014 | 1,550 | #239 |
| 2013 | 1,350 | #263 |
| 2012 | 1,307 | #271 |
| 2011 | 1,229 | #286 |
| 2010 | 1,111 | #295 |
| 2009 | 992 | #323 |
| 2008 | 771 | #392 |
| 2007 | 692 | #421 |
| 2006 | 530 | #488 |
| 2005 | 481 | #511 |
| 2004 | 411 | #558 |
| 2003 | 306 | #651 |
| 2002 | 295 | #649 |
| 2001 | 239 | #727 |
| 2000 | 199 | #807 |
| 1999 | 166 | #901 |
| 1998 | 139 | #986 |
| 1997 | 128 | #998 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,224 |
| 1995 | 104 | #1,119 |
| 1994 | 83 | #1,277 |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,353 |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,412 |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,446 |
| 1990 | 68 | #1,348 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,212 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,437 |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,456 |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,523 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,364 |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,253 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,538 |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,188 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,532 |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,214 |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,187 |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,571 |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,455 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,269 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,817 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,771 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,822 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,550 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,393 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,849 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,473 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,330 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,207 |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,735 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Nicknames for Judah
- Jude 2,460 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Judah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jonah, Elijah, Noah, Jude, Asher, Micah, Jaxon, Josiah, Caleb, Tobias, Enzo, Grayson
Other spellings of Judah
Names related to Judah
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Judah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/judah, updated 20 October 2026.