Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Jude name popularity since 1925
56,972 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jude (5.3% girls, 94.7% boys). Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Jude is about 12 years old in 2026. Jude peaked in 2021 as the #152 name for boys, and it ranked #155 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 56,972
- Named Jude, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #155
- for boys in 2025 (2,384 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 94.7% boys
- 3,024 girls · 53,948 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 2.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Jude 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.
Jude births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2015. Measured as a share of all babies, Jude peaked in 2021.
- Fastest rise: Between 1999 and 2004, Jude became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 12,600 baby boys to 1 in 2,630.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Jude's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jude.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jude 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 | 34 | – |
| 1930s | 38 | 197 | #1,793 |
| 1940s | 117 | 293 | #1,513 |
| 1950s | 208 | 597 | #955 |
| 1960s | 137 | 945 | #793 |
| 1970s | 113 | 1,207 | #807 |
| 1980s | 56 | 868 | #1,070 |
| 1990s | 122 | 1,112 | #1,166 |
| 2000s | 444 | 9,351 | #305 |
| 2010s | 1,120 | 25,132 | #156 |
| 2020–25 | 669 | 14,212 | #155 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
59.0% of babies named Jude from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Jude is most popular
The index compares Jude'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 Jude.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 2.65× | 2,527 |
| New Mexico | 2.16× | 636 |
| Utah | 2.15× | 976 |
| Colorado | 1.64× | 1,077 |
| Oregon | 1.55× | 771 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jude's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jude.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jude (2021).
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