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Judd

Boy · JUD · Hebrew

Judd is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “flowing down”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,699th for boys in the US (96 babies).

What does Judd mean?

Hebrew: medieval pet form of Jordan

“flowing down”

A medieval English pet form of Jordan, a name crusaders brought back from the River Jordan.

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JUD

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Is Judd a girl's or a boy's name?

Judd is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 96 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Judd in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#2,742among boys
Babies in 2025
8about 1 in 37,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 33% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Judd, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 17 boys.

Half of all the boys named Judd in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 17 in 20152025
Judd in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20258#2,742
20247#3,003
20233#5,193
20226#3,219
20218#2,619
20205#3,502
201914#1,756
20188#2,576
20177#2,875
201610#2,287
201517#1,535
201410#2,207
201311#2,033
201212#1,956
20111#6,218
20100–
20096#2,970
20087#2,616
20075#3,231
20069#1,995
20055#2,885
20045#2,691
20038#1,880
20025#2,358
20014#2,714
20000–
19994#2,513
19983#3,021
19975#2,109
19969#1,394

How popular is Judd in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,699among boys
Babies in 2025
96about 1 in 18,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 21% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 96 boys in the US were named Judd, making it the 1,699th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,579th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 158 boys.

Half of all the boys named Judd in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 102 boys in the US were given Judd or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,466, up from #1,699 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 158 in 19702025
Judd in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
202596#1,699
2024132#1,410
2023117#1,508
2022113#1,566
202193#1,740
2020103#1,579
201990#1,737
201892#1,707
201780#1,844
201692#1,694
2015110#1,502
201473#1,958
201378#1,826
201242#2,810
201166#2,034
201038#3,013
200952#2,450
200851#2,466
200753#2,416
200659#2,175
200564#1,963
200439#2,693
200335#2,776
200226#3,344
200127#3,223
200027#3,144
199929#2,861
199834#2,504
199722#3,256
199623#3,102
199543#1,950
199443#1,922
199334#2,252
199235#2,169
199140#1,913
199036#2,044
198944#1,728
198869#1,220
198747#1,504
198661#1,226
198558#1,257
198449#1,348
198362#1,144
198290#943
198194#929
1980112#832
1979102#858
197899#865
1977102#847
1976101#832
1975131#723
1974119#742
1973134#689
1972117#733
1971118#755
1970158#651
1969121#709
196895#762
196757#955
196632#1,344
196537#1,254
196435#1,326
196335#1,317
196243#1,186
196145#1,178
196035#1,340
195929#1,466
195852#1,059
195752#1,049
195641#1,192
195538#1,218
195440#1,185
195345#1,090
195249#1,026
195138#1,170
195029#1,339
194933#1,251
194832#1,279
194737#1,189
194636#1,156
194529#1,226
194431#1,193
194329#1,279
194225#1,381
194128#1,254
194022#1,433
193934#1,103
193819#1,559
193722#1,444
193615#1,801
193518#1,656
193417#1,725
193312#2,093
193217#1,777
193110#2,470
193014#2,079
192918#1,793
192813#2,270
192718#1,871
192616#1,981
192515#2,088
192415#2,132
192312#2,445
192220#1,765
192114#2,264
192019#1,820
191918#1,810
191812#2,397
191712#2,279
191611#2,388
191515#1,877
19147#2,650
19136#2,495
19120–
19110–
19100–
19090–
19088#1,021
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18970–
18960–
18950–
18940–
18930–
18920–
18910–
18900–
18890–
18880–
18870–
18860–
18850–
18845#971
18835#891
18820–
18810–
18805#909

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