Recorded 1998–2021 Boys' name Peak 2020 58 births

Judiah — boys' name

58 babies named Judiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s232010s112020s19
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Judiah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

10 babies were named Judiah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Judiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Judiah between 1998 and 2021, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Judiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Judiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Judiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Judiah 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 58 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.

Judiah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

58

Since 1998

24 years of records

Peak year

2020

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1998

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2021

Judiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1998

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2020)
10
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 20212020201820132009200820031998 5

Judiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 40% of Judiah's all-time total
1990s52000s232010s112020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Judiah?
58 babies have been named Judiah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2020 with 10 births.
When was Judiah most popular?
Judiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Judiah been used?
Judiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 24 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Judiah?
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, 1998–2021 (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.