Judah
From the Hebrew Yehudah, praised, borne by the fourth son of Jacob and the tribe named for him. The words Jew and Judaism share the same source.
Judah in 2025
Judah was given to 2,091 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 322nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,586 babies born.
The history of Judah
Judah reached its highest point in 2021, when 2,178 babies were given the name, ranking 317th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 312th, in 2023.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 36,431 babies have been named Judah. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Judah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Judah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | 5,353 |
| 1920s | 59 | 4,688 |
| 1930s | 44 | 4,836 |
| 1940s | 32 | 5,617 |
| 1950s | 78 | 5,090 |
| 1960s | 107 | 4,874 |
| 1970s | 349 | 2,923 |
| 1980s | 509 | 2,780 |
| 1990s | 1,037 | 1,972 |
| 2000s | 5,108 | 643 |
| 2010s | 16,236 | 328 |
| 2020s | 12,849 | 312 |
Where Judah is heading
Judah has risen 24% over the past decade, from 1,682 babies in 2015 to 2,091 in 2025.
Names like Judah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Judah.