Judah Boy
How popular is Judah?
#178 boy name in 2025
2,050 baby boys were named Judah in the US in 2025, making it the 178th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
Judah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #178 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,050 boys, 41 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #233 in 2015, #184 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (2,133 boys) |
| Highest rank | #176 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Judah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Judah family of names ranked #188 for boys in 2025 (#189 the year before), with 2,060 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Judah | 2,050 | 100% |
| Juda | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Judah is most popular
Babies named Judah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 3.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Tennessee: 2.5 per 1,000 (459 boys)
- Oklahoma: 2.5 per 1,000 (217 boys)
- Arkansas: 2.2 per 1,000 (141 boys)
- New Mexico: 2.0 per 1,000 (67 boys)
Judah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | #2,543 |
| 1920s | 59 | #2,330 |
| 1930s | 44 | #2,393 |
| 1940s | 32 | #2,573 |
| 1950s | 78 | #2,206 |
| 1960s | 107 | #1,962 |
| 1970s | 349 | #1,187 |
| 1980s | 504 | #1,188 |
| 1990s | 976 | #901 |
| 2000s | 4,916 | #323 |
| 2010s | 15,907 | #189 |
| 2020s | 12,583 | #176 |
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Questions
- Is Judah a boy or girl name?
- Judah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Judah were boys.
- How popular is the name Judah?
- 2,050 baby boys were named Judah in the US in 2025, making it the 178th most popular boy name. Another 41 girls got the name (#3,644 for girls).
- When was Judah most popular?
- Judah peaked in 2021, when 2,133 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #176 in 2023.
- How many people are named Judah?
- 36,431 babies have been named Judah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,948 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Judah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Judah was most common in Hawaii, at 3.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.