Judas
Judas is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Judas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Judas is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Judas
American parents first put Judas on the record books as a baby boy name in 1969, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 27 Judass were born — ranking #3,989 that year. About 29% of every Judas on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Judas ranks #4,910 for baby boys with 20 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 610 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Judas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Judas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Judas
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Judas
Judas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 610 births in the dataset. Judas's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,659. Use the chart and map above to compare Judas'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.