Boys' name · peaked in 2023
Judah name popularity since 1925
36,364 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Judah (2.3% girls, 97.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Judah is about 9 years old in 2026. Judah peaked in 2023 as the #176 name for boys, and it ranked #178 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 36,364
- Named Judah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #178
- for boys in 2025 (2,050 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.7% boys
- 853 girls · 35,511 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 2.00× its national share
Peak year is the year Judah made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Judah births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2021. Measured as a share of all babies, Judah peaked in 2023.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Judah became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 3,880 baby boys to 1 in 1,550.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Judah's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Judah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Judah in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 15 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 44 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 32 | #2,657 |
| 1950s | 0 | 78 | #2,869 |
| 1960s | 0 | 107 | #2,691 |
| 1970s | 0 | 349 | #1,467 |
| 1980s | 5 | 504 | #1,534 |
| 1990s | 61 | 976 | #1,123 |
| 2000s | 192 | 4,916 | #511 |
| 2010s | 329 | 15,907 | #234 |
| 2020–25 | 266 | 12,583 | #178 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
69.7% of babies named Judah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Judah is most popular
The index compares Judah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Judah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 2.00× | 1,142 |
| Oregon | 1.91× | 612 |
| Tennessee | 1.75× | 1,258 |
| Colorado | 1.71× | 718 |
| Florida | 1.51× | 1,862 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Judah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Judah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Judah (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data