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    The first name Judah

    A boy’s name from Hebrew.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/ 2 syllables Male Also a surname

    Meaning and origin

    Hebrew origin

    Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 100 boys were named Judah, making it the 404th most popular boys’ name.

    050100 1996200020052010201520202025
    1,225
    babies named Judah, 1996–2025
    #404
    rank in 2025
    2025
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Judah with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Judah at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 2,050 boys born in the United States were named Judah, the 178th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2021, when 2,133 were.

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    36,431
    babies named Judah since 1880
    #178
    rank in 2025
    2021
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Judah in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Juda
    Dutch
    יְהוּדָה
    yehudá
    Hebrew
    यहूदा
    yahūdā
    Hindi
    Juda
    Polish
    Judá
    Portuguese

    Famous people named Judah

    9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Judah Loew ben Bezalel
      Czech rabbi, 1520–1609
    • Judah P. Benjamin
      American politician and lawyer (1811-1884)
    • Judah Friedlander
      American actor and comedian, born 1969
    • Judah Folkman
      American biologist (1933–2008)
    • Judah Lewis
      American actor, born 2001
    • Judah Leon Magnes
      American rabbi (1877-1948)
    • Judah Touro
      American businessman (1775-1854)
    • Mario Judah
      American record producer and singer (born 1999)
    • Solomon ibn Gabirol
      11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher, 1020–1057

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    Questions

    What does the name Judah mean?
    Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.
    What is the origin of the name Judah?
    Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.
    How popular is the name Judah?
    In 2025, 100 boys born in England and Wales were named Judah, ranking 404th.
    Is Judah a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 36,431 US babies named Judah since 1880 were boys.
    When was Judah most popular?
    2021 in the United States, when 2,133 babies were named Judah, its highest rank at 182nd.
    How do you pronounce Judah?
    Judah is /ˈd͡ʒuː.də/, 2 syllables.
    Is Judah also a surname?
    Yes. Judah is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.