Jude
- #2,036 for girls in 2025, 93 births
- #155 for boys in 2025, 2,384 births
- Given to boys 94.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 2,506 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 53,982since 1912
Jude over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,036 | 93 | #155 | 2,384 |
| 2024 | #2,150 | 88 | #156 | 2,301 |
| 2023 | #1,724 | 119 | #161 | 2,272 |
| 2022 | #1,638 | 129 | #160 | 2,308 |
| 2021 | #1,652 | 126 | #151 | 2,506 |
| 2020 | #1,752 | 114 | #154 | 2,441 |
| 2019 | #1,548 | 139 | #152 | 2,555 |
| 2018 | #1,497 | 146 | #156 | 2,497 |
| 2017 | #1,721 | 123 | #156 | 2,515 |
| 2016 | #1,775 | 117 | #161 | 2,524 |
| 2015 | #1,580 | 138 | #156 | 2,668 |
| 2014 | #1,781 | 115 | #161 | 2,592 |
| 2013 | #1,977 | 99 | #161 | 2,516 |
| 2012 | #2,115 | 90 | #161 | 2,486 |
| 2011 | #2,416 | 76 | #155 | 2,478 |
| 2010 | #2,427 | 77 | #168 | 2,301 |
| 2009 | #2,204 | 89 | #182 | 2,094 |
| 2008 | #3,420 | 48 | #222 | 1,689 |
| 2007 | #3,531 | 46 | #297 | 1,159 |
| 2006 | #3,316 | 49 | #330 | 981 |
| 2005 | #3,509 | 42 | #305 | 1,083 |
| 2004 | #4,093 | 34 | #367 | 755 |
| 2003 | #3,805 | 36 | #443 | 563 |
| 2002 | #3,654 | 36 | #531 | 423 |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | #586 | 342 |
| 2000 | #4,400 | 27 | #680 | 262 |
| 1999 | #4,088 | 28 | #948 | 153 |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | #1,032 | 131 |
| 1997 | #6,844 | 13 | #1,000 | 128 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #935 | 139 |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | #1,159 | 98 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #1,128 | 101 |
| 1993 | — | #1,205 | 87 | |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #1,150 | 92 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #1,124 | 95 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #1,156 | 88 |
| 1989 | — | #1,102 | 92 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #1,099 | 82 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #1,161 | 68 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #901 | 102 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #1,066 | 75 |
| 1984 | — | #976 | 83 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,006 | 77 |
| 1982 | — | #894 | 100 | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #906 | 97 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #927 | 92 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #917 | 91 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #956 | 82 |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | #796 | 115 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #726 | 133 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #805 | 107 |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | #718 | 130 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #728 | 121 |
| 1972 | #4,091 | 14 | #671 | 143 |
| 1971 | #3,652 | 17 | #704 | 138 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #678 | 147 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #667 | 140 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #814 | 83 |
| 1967 | #4,625 | 9 | #848 | 71 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #883 | 67 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #789 | 88 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #742 | 107 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #842 | 81 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #779 | 95 |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #758 | 103 |
| 1960 | #2,729 | 20 | #733 | 110 |
| 1959 | #2,289 | 25 | #773 | 98 |
| 1958 | #2,376 | 23 | #777 | 92 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #799 | 88 |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | #999 | 56 |
| 1955 | #2,222 | 24 | #949 | 62 |
| 1954 | #2,378 | 21 | #963 | 59 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #1,058 | 47 |
| 1952 | #1,978 | 26 | #1,111 | 43 |
| 1951 | #3,106 | 12 | #1,553 | 23 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | #1,340 | 29 |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | #1,205 | 35 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,519 | 23 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #1,297 | 32 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #1,382 | 26 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #1,282 | 27 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #1,280 | 29 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | #1,074 | 40 |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | #1,333 | 25 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #1,090 | 36 |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #1,337 | 25 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #1,094 | 35 |
| 1936 | — | #1,326 | 25 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | — | #1,905 | 14 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,003 | 14 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,289 | 7 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,096 | 14 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
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| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
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| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
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| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
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| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1912
The first year at least five boys were named Jude! It came in at #2,544, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1918, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Jude is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Louisiana#72 · 1 in 314
- Oregon#81 · 1 in 335
- Montana#85 · 1 in 269
- North Dakota#86 · 1 in 258
- Kansas#98 · 1 in 380
Best ever in a state: #45 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #72 | 61 | 1 in 314 |
| Oregon | #81 | 45 | 1 in 335 |
| Montana | #85 | 14 | 1 in 269 |
| North Dakota | #86 | 13 | 1 in 258 |
| Kansas | #98 | 37 | 1 in 380 |
| Ohio | #100 | 126 | 1 in 417 |
| Vermont | #102 | 5 | 1 in 242 |
| District of Columbia | #107 | 8 | 1 in 316 |
| Tennessee | #107 | 85 | 1 in 433 |
| Utah | #110 | 47 | 1 in 418 |
| Arkansas | #113 | 30 | 1 in 420 |
| Missouri | #114 | 62 | 1 in 449 |
| Minnesota | #118 | 53 | 1 in 462 |
| Michigan | #119 | 84 | 1 in 478 |
| Kentucky | #121 | 47 | 1 in 437 |
| West Virginia | #121 | 16 | 1 in 385 |
| Indiana | #124 | 65 | 1 in 487 |
| Delaware | #126 | 8 | 1 in 368 |
| Colorado | #134 | 52 | 1 in 516 |
| New Mexico | #134 | 14 | 1 in 464 |
| Pennsylvania | #135 | 94 | 1 in 556 |
| Washington | #136 | 59 | 1 in 556 |
| Illinois | #138 | 85 | 1 in 583 |
| South Carolina | #139 | 40 | 1 in 530 |
| South Dakota | #145 | 9 | 1 in 427 |
| Virginia | #148 | 61 | 1 in 611 |
| Nebraska | #150 | 18 | 1 in 490 |
| Maine | #151 | 8 | 1 in 480 |
| New York | #153 | 125 | 1 in 675 |
| Wisconsin | #155 | 41 | 1 in 572 |
| North Carolina | #156 | 83 | 1 in 620 |
| Alabama | #163 | 35 | 1 in 615 |
| California | #166 | 235 | 1 in 747 |
| Oklahoma | #169 | 29 | 1 in 610 |
| Idaho | #173 | 15 | 1 in 575 |
| Iowa | #175 | 24 | 1 in 576 |
| Texas | #186 | 202 | 1 in 867 |
| Massachusetts | #188 | 34 | 1 in 795 |
| New Hampshire | #188 | 7 | 1 in 643 |
| Maryland | #189 | 32 | 1 in 716 |
| New Jersey | #212 | 45 | 1 in 884 |
| Florida | #218 | 97 | 1 in 985 |
| Connecticut | #219 | 15 | 1 in 880 |
| Arizona | #225 | 36 | 1 in 909 |
| Georgia | #229 | 53 | 1 in 948 |
| Mississippi | #281 | 11 | 1 in 985 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#156 → #155)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#154 → #155)
- 1 spot since 2015 (#156 → #155)
- Biggest jump: 268 spots in 2000
- Biggest drop: 260 spots in 1987
Rise & fade · boys
109 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2021 at #151 (2,506 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1954–1982
Share of babies · boys
1 in 698
- Highest: 1 in 698 boys born in 2021 were named Jude (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 716 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 46.6% of all boys named Jude (25,132) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | #2,496 (1913) | #3,204 |
| 1920s | 41 | #2,096 (1929) | #2,731 |
| 1930s | 197 | #1,094 (1937) | #1,753 |
| 1940s | 293 | #1,074 (1942) | #1,296 |
| 1950s | 597 | #773 (1959) | #1,032 |
| 1960s | 945 | #667 (1969) | #786 |
| 1970s | 1,207 | #671 (1972) | #770 |
| 1980s | 868 | #894 (1982) | #1,004 |
| 1990s | 1,112 | #935 (1996) | #1,084 |
| 2000s | 9,351 | #182 (2009) | #394 |
| 2010s | 25,132 | #152 (2019) | #159 |
| 2020s | 14,212 | #151 (2021) | #156 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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