Judah
Judah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of Yehudah, the Hebrew name of the biblical figure Judah, founder of the Tribe of Judah and thus, the eponym of the Kingdom of Judah and the Jews.
Meaning & Origin of Judah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Judah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of Yehudah, the Hebrew name of the biblical figure Judah, founder of the Tribe of Judah and thus, the eponym of the Kingdom of Judah and the Jews.
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Etymology
The Story of Judah
Judah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 2,133 Judahs were born — ranking #182 that year. As of 2026, Judah ranks #174 for baby boys with 2,065 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 38K Judahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Judah
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- Saint Jude (Thaddeus) the Apostle , one of Twelve ,
- Saint Jude, brother of Jesus , one of Seventy-two ,
- Saint Justus (Jude) of Jerusalem , third Bishop of Jerusalem ,
- Saint Jude Barsabbas , prophet, Church leader,
- Saint Jude , one of Holy Maccabean Martyrs ,
- Saint Jude Cyriacus , bishop of Ancona ,
- Saint Jude Machabeus , priest and leader,
- Saint Jude, son of Jacob , Old Testament patriarch,
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About the name Judah
Judah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 38K births in the dataset. Judah's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #174. Use the chart and map above to compare Judah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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