Judas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOO-dus
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Judas is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Judas mean?
Hebrew: Greek and Latin form of Judah
“praised”
Greek form of Judah, borne by the Jewish hero Judas Maccabeus as well as the apostle Judas Iscariot.
Is Judas a girl's or a boy's name?
Judas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Judas in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Judas, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Judas in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Judas in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Nicknames for Judas
- Jude 2,460 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Judas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Zamir, Jamir, Salem, Ibrahim, Abdiel, Hamza, Jonas, Amir, Zahir, Yahir, Muhammad
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Judas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/judas, updated 20 October 2026.