Jude

Where Jude comes from

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”.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jude
  • Hebrew
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 10
    Jude the Apostle born
    one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus
  2. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,544 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1972
    Jude Law born
    English actor
  4. 2021
    Peak, #151
    2,506 babies named Jude — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Jude the Apostle · one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus, 10–62
  • Jude Law · English actor, born 1972
  • Jude Bellingham · English footballer, born 2003
  • Jude Thaddeus Okolo · Nigerian Roman Catholic archbishop and apostolic nuncio, born 1956
  • Jude Ciccolella · American actor, born 1947

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.