Jude Boy
How popular is Jude?
#155 boy name in 2025
2,384 baby boys were named Jude in the US in 2025, making it the 155th most popular boy name. Another 93 girls got the name (#2,036 for girls).
Jude popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #155 for boys (▲ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,384 boys, 93 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #156 in 2015, #154 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (2,668 boys) |
| Highest rank | #151 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jude counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jude family of names ranked #162 for boys in 2025 (#165 the year before), with 2,486 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jude | 2,384 | 96% |
| Judd | 96 | 4% |
| Jud | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jude is most popular
Babies named Jude per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 3.2 per 1,000 (330 boys)
- District of Columbia: 3.0 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Utah: 2.9 per 1,000 (275 boys)
- North Dakota: 2.9 per 1,000 (49 boys)
- Vermont: 2.9 per 1,000 (18 boys)
Jude by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | #2,495 |
| 1920s | 41 | #2,095 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,094 |
| 1940s | 293 | #1,074 |
| 1950s | 597 | #772 |
| 1960s | 945 | #667 |
| 1970s | 1,207 | #671 |
| 1980s | 868 | #894 |
| 1990s | 1,112 | #933 |
| 2000s | 9,351 | #182 |
| 2010s | 25,132 | #152 |
| 2020s | 14,212 | #151 |
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Questions
- Is Jude a boy or girl name?
- Jude is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Jude were boys.
- How popular is the name Jude?
- 2,384 baby boys were named Jude in the US in 2025, making it the 155th most popular boy name. Another 93 girls got the name (#2,036 for girls).
- When was Jude most popular?
- Jude peaked in 2015, when 2,668 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #151 in 2021.
- How many people are named Jude?
- 57,006 babies have been named Jude in the US since 1880. We estimate about 55,593 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Jude most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jude was most common in Louisiana, at 3.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.