Boys' name · since 1880
Judge
3,826 babies named Judge in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,642 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,826
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,826 babies have been named Judge since 1880, making it today's #2642 boys' name.
Judge has 3,826 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2642 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,642 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,826 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judge ranks #2,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,642 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,826 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,642 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,826
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Judge's 3,826 recorded births place it above 95.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Judge compares
3,826 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Judge's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Judge | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,826 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Judge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Judge's full recorded timeline at 1952, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1901, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Judge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Judge by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (549 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Judge's strongest decade.
549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Judge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 201
1880s
201 births
- 1890s 177
1890s
177 births
- 1900s 185
1900s
185 births
- 1910s
1910s
461 births
- 1920s
1920s
549 births
- 1930s
1930s
393 births
- 1940s
1940s
301 births
- 1950s
1950s
277 births
- 1960s 135
1960s
135 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 107
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 153
1990s
153 births
- 2000s 207
2000s
207 births
- 2010s
2010s
294 births
- 2020s
2020s
273 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 549 births (14% of all-time use).
How Judge 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 Judge's total volume
Judge by state
Where Judge concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 364 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 231 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 188 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 168 | 4.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 70 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 54 | 1.4% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 33 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 22 | 0.6% |
364 of 3,826 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Judge appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Judge's data
- Judge's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (549 total births) through the 2020s (273) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Judges (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Judge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Judge 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.