Yehuda
Yehuda is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Yehuda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yehuda is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Yehuda
Yehuda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1950, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 370 Yehudas were born — ranking #728 that year. As of 2026, Yehuda ranks #728 for baby boys with 370 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Yehudas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yehuda
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yehuda. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Yehuda
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About the name Yehuda
Yehuda is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Yehuda's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #728. Use the chart and map above to compare Yehuda'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.