How Many People Are Named Judah?
people named Judah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,523 people in the US has this name
Based on 36,431 babies named Judah in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
2,178 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew ΧΦ°ΧΧΦΌΧΦΈΧ (Yehudah) which meant "praised". In the Old Testament Judah is the fourth of the twelve sons of Jacob by Leah, and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah. An explanation for his name is given in Genesis 29:35. His tribe eventually formed the Kingdom of Judah in the south of Israel. King David and Jesus were among the descendants of him and his wife Tamar. This name was also borne by Judah Maccabee, the Jewish priest who revolted against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BC, as told in the Books of Maccabees.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Judah, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Judah alive today is about 10 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 14 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Judah first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 2021, to 2,178 babies. In 2025, 2,091 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
π Rank History
Judah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #176, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #178.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #178 |
| Best rank | #176 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #233 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Judah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Judah were born in California than in any other state: about 3,227 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Judah was given 2.3 times as often in Hawaii, 1.7 times in Oregon and 1.7 times in Tennessee.
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