Boys' name · since 1912
Judah
35,578 babies named Judah in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #178 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,578
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
35,578 babies have been named Judah since 1912, making it today's #178 boys' name.
Judah has 35,578 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #178 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #612 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #178 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 35,578 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judah ranks #612 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #178 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 35,578 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #612 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #178 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35,578
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Judah's 35,578 recorded births place it above 98.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Judah compares
35,578 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Judah's all-time total is 96x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Judah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35,578 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Judah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Judah splits its recorded history at 1977: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 2,133 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Judah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 2,133
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Judah popularity over time - girls
853 total births recorded since 1988 (Judah as girls' name)
Judah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,907 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Judah's strongest decade.
15,907 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Judah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 44
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 349
1970s
349 births
- 1980s 504
1980s
504 births
- 1990s 976
1990s
976 births
- 2000s 4,916
2000s
4,916 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,907 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,583 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,907 births (45% of all-time use).
How Judah 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 Judah's total volume
Judah by state
Where Judah concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,236 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,126 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,168 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,856 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,368 | 3.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,358 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,337 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,263 | 3.5% |
3,236 of 35,578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Judah appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Judah's data
- Judah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,907 total births) through the 2020s (12,583) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Judahs (3,236 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 Judah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Judah 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.