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Judah

Judah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“praised”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JOO-duh · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

From Hebrew Yehudah, the name of one of Jacob's sons and the biblical kingdom. Jude and Judas are related forms.

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How popular is Judah?

2024634 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Judah in 20242,109

2024 rank#179 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 188034,301

Judah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Judah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Judepraised · Hebrew
  • Yehudapraised; thanksgiving · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Judah questions

What does the name Judah mean?

Judah means "praised". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Yehudah, the name of one of Jacob's sons and the biblical kingdom. Jude and Judas are related forms.

Is Judah a boy or girl name?

Judah is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Judah?

2,109 US babies were named Judah in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Judah?

Judah is usually pronounced JOO-duh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.