Is Judah a boy or girl name?
Judah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 40 girls and 2,069 boys were named Judah, so 1.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.4% of the 34,301 US babies named Judah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #179
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,772
- Babies named Judah since 1912
- 34,301
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 2,178 babies
Boys and girls named Judah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 504 | 5 | 1% |
| 1990s | 976 | 61 | 5.9% |
| 2000s | 4,916 | 192 | 3.8% |
| 2010s | 15,902 | 329 | 2% |
| 2020s | 10,499 | 225 | 2.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,069 | #179 | 40 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 2,096 | #176 | 39 | #3,871 |
| 2022 | 2,094 | #180 | 50 | #3,246 |
| 2021 | 2,133 | #182 | 45 | #3,462 |
| 2020 | 2,107 | #184 | 51 | #3,114 |
| 2019 | 2,073 | #189 | 46 | #3,418 |
| 2018 | 2,022 | #201 | 34 | #4,191 |
| 2017 | 1,931 | #205 | 42 | #3,662 |
| 2016 | 1,680 | #231 | 29 | #4,778 |
| 2015 | 1,650 | #234 | 30 | #4,650 |
| 2014 | 1,550 | #239 | 34 | #4,314 |
| 2013 | 1,350 | #263 | 30 | #4,695 |
| 2012 | 1,306 | #271 | 25 | #5,468 |
| 2011 | 1,229 | #286 | 30 | #4,742 |
| 2010 | 1,111 | #295 | 29 | #4,912 |
| 2009 | 992 | #323 | 27 | #5,290 |
| 2008 | 771 | #392 | 20 | #6,678 |
| 2007 | 692 | #421 | 23 | #5,985 |
| 2006 | 530 | #488 | 23 | #5,808 |
| 2005 | 481 | #511 | 20 | #6,119 |
| 2004 | 411 | #558 | 18 | #6,620 |
| 2003 | 306 | #651 | 18 | #6,428 |
| 2002 | 295 | #649 | 14 | #7,611 |
| 2001 | 239 | #728 | 14 | #7,504 |
| 2000 | 199 | #810 | 15 | #6,972 |
| 1999 | 166 | #904 | 9 | #9,857 |
| 1998 | 139 | #992 | 11 | #8,253 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,000 | 10 | #8,649 |
| 1996 | 91 | #1,230 | 9 | #9,144 |
| 1995 | 104 | #1,122 | 9 | #9,095 |
| 1994 | 83 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 71 | #1,370 | 8 | #9,999 |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 61 | #1,458 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 68 | #1,356 | 5 | #13,953 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,218 | 5 | #12,668 |
| 1987 | 50 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 47 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,535 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 54 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 38 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 54 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 37 | #1,467 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,778 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,687 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,690 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,960 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,836 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,627 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,773 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,725 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,879 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,869 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,999 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,154 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,933 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,230 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,657 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,708 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,791 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,466 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 8 | #2,982 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,770 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,804 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,953 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,554 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,074 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,665 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 8 | #3,355 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,955 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,489 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,728 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Judah reached #176 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #3,114 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.