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Jude

Say it JOOD 1 syllable

Hebrew · “praised”

Loved in Northern Ireland. Common in England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and 5 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

1 in 82 boys born in Northern Ireland in 2025. Number 9 there.

Jude in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 1, common in 8, rare in 19.
Jude in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales14 (up)20252,1531 in 126532020
Scotland11 (up)20252061 in 95362020
Northern Ireland9 (up)20251011 in 82342020
Ireland61 (up)2025911 in 2611982020
North America
Ontario (province)147 (down)202490about 1 in 6651422019
Quebec (province)326 (up)202514about 1 in 2,0754212020
British Columbia (province)99 (up)202335about 1 in 3721592018
Nova Scotia (province)Not in the published top 212025Not listed2020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)54 (up)2025137732020
Victoria (state)50 (up)2025130532020
Queensland (state)90 (new in the list)202566Not listed2020
South Australia (state)50 (up)202532522020
New ZealandNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Western Europe
France228 (up)20252401 in 1,2616812020
Netherlands616 (new in the list)202522about 1 in 3,024Not listed2020
Central Europe
Austria1,241 (new in the list)202521 in 19,034Not listed2020
Switzerland1,124 (up)202551 in 7,2001,2212020
Berlin (city)950 (new in the list)20232about 1 in 7,755Not listed2018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwedenRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)544 (new in the list)202551 in 4,141Not listed2020
Italy1,635 (new in the list)202441 in 47,340Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

A short form of Judas, Jude was used to tell the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus apart from Judas Iscariot. It goes back to the Old Testament Judah, Hebrew yehudá, which is said to mean 'praised'.

2 more paragraphs

It is a single, soft syllable, JOOD. Related names include Judah, Judas, Juda and Thaddeus.

Jude is a strong name in Britain and Ireland, ranking near the top in Northern Ireland, Scotland and England and Wales. It is much rarer on the Continent. Canadian records show it first appearing in the 1950s and peaking only recently, and it is rising in many places and falling in none.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
JOOD · 1 syllable
Meaning
“praised”
Origin
Hebrew
Related names
Judas, Judah, Thaddaeus, Thaddeus, Juda, Jud
Where Jude comes from (Wiktionary)

Short form of Judas, used in an attempt to distinguish the Apostle Judas Thaddaeus from Judas Iscariot. From Old Testament Judah, Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá), said to mean “praised”.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Jude. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Jude over time

Rising in 10 of the 13 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 0. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2019.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Jude in England and Wales: #654 in 1996, a peak of #11 in 2024, and #14 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #654, 24 boys1997: #505, 37 boys1998: #415, 52 boys1999: #261, 108 boys2000: #174, 203 boys2001: #127, 338 boys2002: #106, 452 boys2003: #97, 537 boys2004: #94, 596 boys2005: #103, 560 boys2006: #117, 459 boys2007: #110, 539 boys2008: #103, 603 boys2009: #98, 627 boys2010: #86, 757 boys2011: #83, 764 boys2012: #71, 920 boys2013: #72, 867 boys2014: #65, 1,018 boys2015: #61, 1,040 boys2016: #62, 1,047 boys2017: #50, 1,288 boys2018: #56, 1,182 boys2019: #57, 1,163 boys2020: #53, 1,175 boys2021: #40, 1,482 boys2022: #32, 1,601 boys2023: #15, 2,177 boys2024: #11, 2,540 boys2025: #14, 2,153 boys#654 in 1996peak #11, 2024#14in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
199665424
199750537
199841552
1999261108
2000174203
2001127338
2002106452
200397537
200494596
2005103560
2006117459
2007110539
2008103603
200998627
201086757
201183764
201271920
201372867
2014651,018
2015611,040
2016621,047
2017501,288
2018561,182
2019571,163
2020531,175
2021401,482
2022321,601
2023152,177
2024112,540
2025142,153

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Jude in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2015. Peak: 2019, about 185 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 1.4 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 6.2 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 5.1 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 2.5 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 2.5 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 3 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 29.9 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 90.2 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 137.4 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 159.8 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 171.3 per 100,000 boys20202020-2024: about 1 in 584 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19541.4
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19746.2
1975–19795.1
1980–19842.5
1985–19890
1990–19942.5
1995–19993
2000–200429.9
2005–200990.2
2010–2014137.4
2015–2019159.8
2020–2024171.3

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Jude

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Jude, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 164, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 153, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 204, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 209, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 319, Northern Ireland

  6. 1 in 162, Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 755, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 651, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 307, Northern Ireland

  10. 1 in 193, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Jude

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Jude's 1 syllable and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 187, England and Wales

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 118, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 130, Scotland

  6. 1 in 67, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 62, Poland

  8. 1 in 112, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Jude Oliver

Syllables 1-3Initials J.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Jude

Sisters for Jude: Delilah, Lilah, Ariella, and 5 more
  1. DelilahRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  2. LilahRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  3. AriellaRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  4. RosieRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  5. EvieRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  6. SiennaRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  7. LaylaRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude
  8. IvyRose and fell with Jude · Same generation as Jude

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Jude

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Jude's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  2. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  3. Rare in all 24 places we hold figures for.

  4. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 15 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  7. Rare across the UK, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

  8. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

Famous people named Jude

Jude Law, Jude Bellingham, and 5 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Jude

How popular is Jude in Northern Ireland?

Jude ranked #9 in Northern Ireland in 2025, given to 101 boys, about 1 in 82.

Is Jude rising in popularity?

Yes, in most of the places we can check. Rising in 10 of the 13 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 0. Rising in: Ireland, England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, British Columbia, and 5 other regions.

What does Jude mean?

Jude means “praised”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Jude have?

Jude has 1 syllable: JOOD.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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