How Many People Are Named Judd?

4,762

people named Judd are alive in the United States today (estimate)

About 1 in 71,773 people in the US has this name

Based on 5,746 babies named Judd in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.

Popularity Rank

#3,837

πŸ’ŽπŸ’Ž Very Rare

Rank Among Boy Names

#1,446

See the top 100

Peak Year

1970

158 births

Trend

β†’

Stable (last 10 years)

πŸ“– Name Origin & Meaning

Origin: English, Medieval English
Pronunciation: JUD (English)
Gender: Primarily Male

Meaning:

Medieval diminutive of JORDAN. Modern use of this name is inspired by the surname that was derived from the medieval name.

Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.

Related & Similar Names

JordanesIordanYordanJoordJordaanJourdainYardenGiordanoJordanJordΓ£oDanaYordanaYordankaJordana

⚧ Gender Distribution

Female
0.0%
Male
100.0%

All of the babies given the name Judd in the records were boys.

πŸ‘₯ Age Distribution

The average person named Judd alive today is about 35 years old, and 46% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 12 and 53 in 2025.

Under 30 1,937
40.7%
30 to 59 2,194
46.1%
60 and over 631
13.3%

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Over Time

Judd first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1970, to 158 babies. In 2025, 96 babies got the name.

Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025

πŸ† Rank History

Judd has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #652, in 1970. In 2025 it ranked #1,704.

Boys
Rank in 2025#1,704
Best rank#652 (1970)
Years in the top 100None
Rank in its biggest decade#765 in the 1970s

πŸ“ State-Wise Distribution

People named Judd alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).

More people named Judd were born in Texas than in any other state: about 385 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Judd was given 5.8 times as often in Utah, 4.1 times in Minnesota and 2.7 times in Texas.

Texas 385
California 154
New York 134
Minnesota 104
Utah 98
Ohio 96
Pennsylvania 85
Georgia 58
Tennessee 58
Illinois 57
Louisiana 54
Iowa 39
Nebraska 37
Florida 28
Indiana 25
Oklahoma 21
North Carolina 18
Missouri 17
Michigan 15
Kansas 15
Arkansas 10
Wisconsin 8
Mississippi 7
New Jersey 6
Virginia 6
North Dakota 5
Alabama 5
Idaho 4
Washington 4
Massachusetts 3

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