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Jude

Jude: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“praised”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JOOD · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (95% of all uses)

English form of Judah or Judas, from Hebrew Yehudah. In Christian tradition it is associated with Saint Jude.

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How popular is Jude?

2024713 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Jude in 20242,372

2024 rank#156 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188054,503

Jude has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jude

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Judahpraised · 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

Jude questions

What does the name Jude mean?

Jude means "praised". It comes from Hebrew. English form of Judah or Judas, from Hebrew Yehudah. In Christian tradition it is associated with Saint Jude.

Is Jude a boy or girl name?

Jude is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jude?

2,372 US babies were named Jude in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Jude?

Jude is usually pronounced JOOD.

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.