# Judge (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/judge/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,826 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,826 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From judge.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 5,087 |
| 2012 | 22 | 4,463 |
| 2013 | 16 | 5,525 |
| 2014 | 25 | 4,066 |
| 2015 | 27 | 3,934 |
| 2016 | 30 | 3,642 |
| 2017 | 45 | 2,738 |
| 2018 | 39 | 3,023 |
| 2019 | 43 | 2,876 |
| 2020 | 35 | 3,240 |
| 2021 | 53 | 2,514 |
| 2022 | 48 | 2,736 |
| 2023 | 42 | 2,976 |
| 2024 | 46 | 2,811 |
| 2025 | 49 | 2,660 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | 3,849 |

## People named Judge

- Judge Jules, British musician
- Judge Smith, English songwriter, composer, performer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.