Judea
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- joo-DEE-uh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Judea is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “praised”. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Judea mean?
Hebrew: the biblical region, named after the tribe of Judah
“praised”
Judea was the hill country around Jerusalem, named after the tribe and kingdom of Judah.
Is Judea a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Judea has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Judea in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Judea, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984. 7 boys were also named Judea in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Judea in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Judea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 29 | #4,667 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7,276 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,409 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,788 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 17 | #6,763 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
Names like Judea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jianna Isabella Galilea Eliana Aria Ivanna Alora Ximena Elianna Sophia Ariella Ava
Names related to Judea
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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, “Judea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/judea, updated 20 October 2026.