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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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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 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- North Dakota#79 · 1 in 237
- Louisiana#84 · 1 in 327
- Utah#89 · 1 in 332
- New Mexico#95 · 1 in 341
- Wyoming#109 · 1 in 288
Best ever in a state: #45 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #79 | 18 | 1 in 237 |
| Louisiana | #84 | 78 | 1 in 327 |
| Utah | #89 | 64 | 1 in 332 |
| New Mexico | #95 | 26 | 1 in 341 |
| Wyoming | #109 | 7 | 1 in 288 |
| Oklahoma | #111 | 49 | 1 in 424 |
| Missouri | #112 | 74 | 1 in 427 |
| Kansas | #116 | 37 | 1 in 428 |
| Ohio | #118 | 127 | 1 in 475 |
| Washington | #120 | 81 | 1 in 454 |
| Arkansas | #121 | 33 | 1 in 444 |
| Nebraska | #121 | 25 | 1 in 404 |
| Vermont | #123 | 5 | 1 in 339 |
| Colorado | #124 | 60 | 1 in 461 |
| Indiana | #124 | 81 | 1 in 446 |
| Tennessee | #132 | 70 | 1 in 522 |
| Michigan | #133 | 89 | 1 in 537 |
| Pennsylvania | #134 | 105 | 1 in 570 |
| Idaho | #135 | 18 | 1 in 442 |
| Oregon | #137 | 35 | 1 in 518 |
| Kentucky | #138 | 43 | 1 in 512 |
| Wisconsin | #138 | 52 | 1 in 523 |
| South Carolina | #141 | 38 | 1 in 566 |
| Texas | #144 | 296 | 1 in 635 |
| Minnesota | #148 | 49 | 1 in 579 |
| Mississippi | #152 | 24 | 1 in 578 |
| Virginia | #153 | 63 | 1 in 673 |
| New Jersey | #159 | 58 | 1 in 717 |
| North Carolina | #160 | 79 | 1 in 658 |
| Illinois | #168 | 96 | 1 in 692 |
| Iowa | #173 | 25 | 1 in 631 |
| Maryland | #180 | 36 | 1 in 772 |
| South Dakota | #182 | 8 | 1 in 524 |
| District of Columbia | #185 | 7 | 1 in 625 |
| Arizona | #187 | 51 | 1 in 725 |
| New Hampshire | #188 | 6 | 1 in 765 |
| Nevada | #189 | 19 | 1 in 715 |
| Maine | #192 | 7 | 1 in 663 |
| Rhode Island | #192 | 5 | 1 in 768 |
| Georgia | #194 | 67 | 1 in 820 |
| Hawaii | #196 | 7 | 1 in 643 |
| Florida | #198 | 111 | 1 in 886 |
| California | #202 | 254 | 1 in 891 |
| Alabama | #209 | 26 | 1 in 892 |
| New York | #212 | 102 | 1 in 1,008 |
| Alaska | #219 | 5 | 1 in 682 |
| Massachusetts | #234 | 24 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Montana | #241 | 5 | 1 in 804 |
| Connecticut | #246 | 12 | 1 in 1,201 |
| West Virginia | #247 | 8 | 1 in 1,021 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Jude
- 1 spot since 2024 (#156 → #155)
- 1 spot since 2020 (#154 → #155)
- 1 spot since 2015 (#156 → #155)
- Biggest jump: 268 spots in 2000 (#948 → #680)
- Biggest drop: 260 spots in 1987 (#901 → #1,161)
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2021 at #151 (2,506 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1954–1982
- Highest: 1 in 698 boys born in 2021 were named Jude (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 716 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
- 46.6% of all boys named Jude (25,132) were born in this decade
- 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.
Jude in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 12,935 of them was named Jude, which outranked 91.7% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,576Gisele139
- #1,576Lacie139
- #1,576Presleigh139
- #1,580Jude138
- #1,580Camden138
- #1,580Claira138
- #1,580Harmonie138
- #1,588Cambree137
- #1,588Dominique137
- #1,588Noah137
Tied with 7 names at #1,580; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 718 of them was named Jude, which outranked 98.9% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.