Is Jude a boy or girl name?
Jude is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 88 girls and 2,284 boys were named Jude, so 3.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.4% of the 54,503 US babies named Jude were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #156
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,156
- Babies named Jude since 1912
- 54,503
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 2,806 babies
Boys and girls named Jude, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 197 | 38 | 16.2% |
| 1940s | 293 | 117 | 28.5% |
| 1950s | 597 | 208 | 25.8% |
| 1960s | 945 | 137 | 12.7% |
| 1970s | 1,207 | 113 | 8.6% |
| 1980s | 868 | 56 | 6.1% |
| 1990s | 1,112 | 122 | 9.9% |
| 2000s | 9,351 | 444 | 4.5% |
| 2010s | 25,131 | 1,119 | 4.3% |
| 2020s | 11,804 | 576 | 4.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,284 | #156 | 88 | #2,156 |
| 2023 | 2,270 | #161 | 119 | #1,729 |
| 2022 | 2,305 | #160 | 129 | #1,639 |
| 2021 | 2,506 | #151 | 126 | #1,656 |
| 2020 | 2,439 | #154 | 114 | #1,759 |
| 2019 | 2,555 | #152 | 139 | #1,553 |
| 2018 | 2,497 | #156 | 146 | #1,500 |
| 2017 | 2,515 | #156 | 123 | #1,728 |
| 2016 | 2,524 | #160 | 117 | #1,782 |
| 2015 | 2,668 | #156 | 138 | #1,584 |
| 2014 | 2,592 | #161 | 115 | #1,788 |
| 2013 | 2,516 | #161 | 99 | #1,982 |
| 2012 | 2,485 | #161 | 90 | #2,123 |
| 2011 | 2,478 | #155 | 75 | #2,445 |
| 2010 | 2,301 | #168 | 77 | #2,438 |
| 2009 | 2,094 | #182 | 89 | #2,216 |
| 2008 | 1,689 | #222 | 48 | #3,448 |
| 2007 | 1,159 | #297 | 46 | #3,562 |
| 2006 | 981 | #330 | 49 | #3,336 |
| 2005 | 1,083 | #305 | 42 | #3,551 |
| 2004 | 755 | #367 | 34 | #4,132 |
| 2003 | 563 | #444 | 36 | #3,838 |
| 2002 | 423 | #531 | 36 | #3,686 |
| 2001 | 342 | #585 | 37 | #3,588 |
| 2000 | 262 | #680 | 27 | #4,469 |
| 1999 | 153 | #950 | 28 | #4,138 |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,035 | 14 | #6,877 |
| 1997 | 128 | #1,001 | 13 | #7,046 |
| 1996 | 139 | #938 | 14 | #6,530 |
| 1995 | 98 | #1,166 | 12 | #7,262 |
| 1994 | 101 | #1,133 | 16 | #5,843 |
| 1993 | 87 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,151 | 10 | #8,362 |
| 1991 | 95 | #1,127 | 7 | #10,789 |
| 1990 | 88 | #1,162 | 8 | #9,653 |
| 1989 | 92 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 82 | #1,103 | 7 | #9,708 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,167 | 6 | #10,439 |
| 1986 | 102 | #908 | 7 | #8,956 |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,070 | 13 | #5,491 |
| 1984 | 83 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 77 | #1,010 | 5 | #10,992 |
| 1982 | 100 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 97 | #909 | 11 | #6,060 |
| 1980 | 92 | #933 | 7 | #8,537 |
| 1979 | 91 | #923 | 10 | #6,396 |
| 1978 | 82 | #958 | 10 | #6,133 |
| 1977 | 115 | #800 | 10 | #6,066 |
| 1976 | 133 | #726 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1975 | 107 | #807 | 9 | #6,162 |
| 1974 | 130 | #720 | 14 | #4,314 |
| 1973 | 121 | #730 | 7 | #6,974 |
| 1972 | 143 | #673 | 14 | #4,178 |
| 1971 | 138 | #704 | 17 | #3,715 |
| 1970 | 147 | #680 | 14 | #4,130 |
| 1969 | 140 | #669 | 11 | #4,558 |
| 1968 | 83 | #816 | 12 | #4,100 |
| 1967 | 71 | #851 | 9 | #4,765 |
| 1966 | 67 | #885 | 11 | #4,062 |
| 1965 | 88 | #793 | 12 | #3,827 |
| 1964 | 107 | #745 | 10 | #4,475 |
| 1963 | 81 | #845 | 13 | #3,706 |
| 1962 | 95 | #781 | 18 | #2,977 |
| 1961 | 103 | #760 | 21 | #2,710 |
| 1960 | 110 | #735 | 20 | #2,772 |
| 1959 | 98 | #776 | 25 | #2,312 |
| 1958 | 92 | #783 | 23 | #2,413 |
| 1957 | 88 | #801 | 28 | #2,089 |
| 1956 | 56 | #1,003 | 24 | #2,292 |
| 1955 | 62 | #955 | 24 | #2,247 |
| 1954 | 59 | #967 | 21 | #2,408 |
| 1953 | 47 | #1,069 | 14 | #3,011 |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,125 | 26 | #1,996 |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,577 | 12 | #3,195 |
| 1950 | 29 | #1,356 | 11 | #3,315 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,218 | 12 | #3,080 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,537 | 9 | #3,725 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,310 | 18 | #2,394 |
| 1946 | 26 | #1,396 | 14 | #2,674 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,513 | 10 | #3,011 |
| 1944 | 27 | #1,299 | 8 | #3,533 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,297 | 8 | #3,649 |
| 1942 | 40 | #1,078 | 18 | #2,078 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,353 | 11 | #2,750 |
| 1940 | 36 | #1,101 | 9 | #3,086 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,254 | 7 | #3,607 |
| 1938 | 25 | #1,354 | 10 | #2,828 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,109 | 14 | #2,253 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,701 | 7 | #3,630 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,441 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,753 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,807 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,651 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,729 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jude reached #151 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #1,500 in 2018. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jude
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.