Boys' name · since 1950
Yehuda
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 7,885 babies named Yehuda, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,384 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,885
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yehuda currently ranks #741 among boys' names in America, with 7,885 babies recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yehuda has been recorded 7,885 times among boys since 1950, currently ranked #741 nationally and more common than 95% 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 1950 to 2025.
- #1,384 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #741 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,885 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yehuda ranks #1,384 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #741 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,885 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,384 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #741 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,885
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yehuda's 7,885 recorded births place it above 96.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yehuda compares
7,885 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Yehuda's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yehuda | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,885 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 365 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yehuda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yehuda's full recorded timeline at 1990, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 365 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yehuda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 365
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Yehuda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,284 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Yehuda's strongest decade.
2,284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Yehuda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 41
1950s
41 births
- 1960s 87
1960s
87 births
- 1970s 253
1970s
253 births
- 1980s 615
1980s
615 births
- 1990s
1990s
988 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,666 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,284 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,951 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,284 births (29% of all-time use).
How Yehuda 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 Yehuda's total volume
Yehuda by state
Where Yehuda concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,220 | 53.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 2,207 | 28.0% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 199 | 2.5% |
| #4 | California | | 183 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 99 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 37 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 31 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 13 | 0.2% |
4,220 of 7,885 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Yehuda appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yehuda's data
- Yehuda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,284 total births) through the 2020s (1,951) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yehudas (4,220 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 Yehuda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Yehuda 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.