Unisex name · since 1959
Juda
378 babies named Juda in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Juda is the #7787 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 378 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juda has been recorded 378 times among boys since 1959, currently ranked #7787 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #9,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,787 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 378 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Juda ranks #9,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,787 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 378 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,787 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 378
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Juda's 378 recorded births place it above 79.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Juda compares
378 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Juda's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Juda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 378 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Juda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Juda's full recorded timeline at 2008, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Juda popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Juda popularity over time - girls
162 total births recorded since 1894 (Juda as girls' name)
Juda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (135 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Juda's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Juda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 135 births (36% of all-time use).
Juda by state
Where Juda concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
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What to do with Juda's data
- Juda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Judas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Juda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Juda 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.