Boys' name · since 1915
Jud
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 633 babies named Jud, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 633
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
633 babies have been named Jud since 1915, making it today's #10795 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jud recorded 633 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #10795 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #6,848 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,795 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 633 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jud ranks #6,848 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,795 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 633 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #6,848 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,795 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 633
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Jud's 633 recorded births place it above 84.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jud compares
633 Top 40% higher than 60% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jud's all-time total is 72% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jud | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 633 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jud's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jud's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jud popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1961)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Jud by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (115 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Jud's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jud births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 42
1930s
42 births
- 1940s
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s
1960s
115 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 115 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jud compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jud's total volume
Jud by state
Where Jud concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 633 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jud's data
- Jud's decade-level peak was the 1950s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Juds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jud: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jud draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.