Judah

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Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

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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Judah first appears in the data in 1912 and has been recorded in 96 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 2,133 babies (rank #182 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,069 boys (rank #179). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Judah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Judah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

34,301
Total babies (all years)
96
Years in the data
2,133
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19125#2,728
19177#3,398
19185#4,489
19196#3,955
19208#3,355
19215#4,665
19226#4,074
192313#2,393
192412#2,554
19266#3,955
19289#2,953
19306#3,804
19319#2,770
19328#2,982
19336#3,466
193410#2,479
19375#3,791
19405#3,708
19458#2,657
19477#3,230
19485#3,933
19497#3,154
19508#2,900
19525#3,999
195310#2,618
195413#2,260
19559#2,869
19569#2,879
19576#3,768
195810#2,725
19598#3,149
196010#2,773
196111#2,627
19626#3,836
196310#2,764
19649#2,960
196510#2,690
196616#2,007
196710#2,687
196814#2,255
196911#2,778
197014#2,573
197124#1,843
197225#1,793
197324#1,848
197444#1,279
197537#1,467
197634#1,585
197755#1,193
197854#1,219
197938#1,550
198037#1,607
198160#1,193
198240#1,553
198354#1,257
198448#1,373
198543#1,535
198647#1,465
198750#1,450
198870#1,218
198955#1,506
199068#1,356
199161#1,458
199265#1,423
199371#1,370
199483#1,284
1995104#1,122
199691#1,230
1997128#1,000
1998139#992
1999166#904
2000199#810
2001239#728
2002295#649
2003306#651
2004411#558
2005481#511
2006530#488
2007692#421
2008771#392
2009992#323
20101,111#295
20111,229#286
20121,306#271
20131,350#263
20141,550#239
20151,650#234
20161,680#231
20171,931#205
20182,022#201
20192,073#189
20202,107#184
20212,133#182
20222,094#180
20232,096#176
20242,069#179