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Judah

Boy's name · #178 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Judah is climbing: on the charts since 1912, it is ranked #178 in 2025, with about 2,100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 36,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#203 in N. Ireland (2025) · #207 in New Zealand (2025) · #406 in England & Wales (2025) · #416 in Scotland (2025) · #802 in Netherlands (2025) · #2,276 in Switzerland (2025) · #335 in Canada (2024).

Famous Judahs

• Judah Maccabee — 2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids
• Judah Halevi — Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c. 1075–1141)
• Judah Loew ben Bezalel — Czech rabbi
• Judah ha-Nasi — 2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah
• Judah P. Benjamin — American politician and lawyer (1811–1884)

In stories & tradition

• Judah — Book of Isaiah (Bible)
• Judah Ben-Hur — Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (book)

What Judahs become

Among 107 notable people named Judah:

Artists & writers appear 1.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Judah Halevi, Spanish poet (1075–1141).

Similar names: Judd · Adriel · Jude · Zion · Jaziel · Jonah

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