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Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Yehuda

yeh-HOO-dah · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
praise; thankful; Judah
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#733
2024 births356
Peak year2024
First appeared1950
Total US births7,525
2024 peak19501969198720062024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Yudi
Alternate spellings
JudahYehudah
In other languages
Yehuda (Hebrew)Judah (English)

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Notable people named Yehuda

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