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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Judah

JOO-duh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Praised
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#179
2024 births2,069
Peak year2021
First appeared1912
Total US births33,489
2021 peak19121940196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Jude
Alternate spellings
JudasYehuda
In other languages
Judah (English)Yehuda (Hebrew)Judas (Greek)Giuda (Italian)Judá (Spanish)

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Notable people named Judah

Judah (Bible)
Judah Friedlander
Judah Halevi (medieval poet)