US rank #5091 Unisex name Peak 2022 367 births

Juda — #5091 US boys' name

367 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.

1950s61960s81970s131980s251990s252000s682010s1352020s87
#5091
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Juda was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

21 babies were named Juda in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juda

The Social Security Administration has registered 367 babies named Juda between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Juda currently holds the #5091 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Juda is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 162 additional births since 1894.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Juda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Juda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 367 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Juda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

367

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2022

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,091

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juda popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
21
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
0510152025 20242019201420092002199519781959 6

Juda popularity over time — girls

162 total births recorded since 1894 (Juda as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 162 births
05101520 20221965195119471943194019171894 6

Juda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
135 births that decade — 37% of Juda's all-time total
1950s61960s81970s131980s251990s252000s682010s1352020s87

Juda by state

Where Juda concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Juda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
31 8.4%
#2 Texas
5 1.4%
New York share of Juda's total US births 8.4%
Even split

31 of 367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juda?
367 babies have been named Juda since 1959. It currently ranks #5091 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 21 births.
When was Juda most popular?
Juda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Juda most popular?
The top states for the name Juda are New York (31 births), Texas (5 births).
Is Juda a unisex name?
Yes, Juda is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 367 births, and as a girl's name it has 162 births.
How long has the name Juda been used?
Juda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jude, Judah, Judson, Judd, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1959–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.