The first name Judd

In 2025, 8 boys were named Judd, making it the 2,664th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 17 births (#1,442).

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

In 2025, 96 boys born in the United States were named Judd, the 1,704th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1970, when 158 were.

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.

• Judd Trump
  English snooker player, born 1989
• Judd Apatow
  American comedian and filmmaker (born 1967)
• Judd Hirsch
  American actor, born 1935
• Judd Nelson
  American actor, born 1959
• Judd Gregg
  American politician, born 1947
• Frederick Judd Waugh
  American artist (1861-1940)
• Judd Winick
  American writer, born 1970
• Judd Holdren
  American actor (1915-1974)

• Tyler
• Alfred
• Blake
• Grayson
• Stanley
• Tom
• Wyatt
• Miles
• Brandon
• Maxwell
• Landon
• Bradley
• Spencer
• Wesley
• Colton
• Hugh

All 216 names of English origin

What does the name Judd mean?

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.

What is the origin of the name Judd?

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan.

How popular is the name Judd?

In 2025, 8 boys born in England and Wales were named Judd, ranking 2,664th. Its peak was 2015, with 17 births.

Is Judd a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 5,746 US babies named Judd since 1880 were boys.

When was Judd most popular?

1970 in the United States, when 158 babies were named Judd, its highest rank at 652nd.

How do you pronounce Judd?

Judd is /d͡ʒʌd/, one syllable.

Is Judd also a surname?

Yes. Judd is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.