Boys' name · since 1954
Yehudah
Since 1954, U.S. Social Security records show 779 babies named Yehudah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 779
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yehudah is the #4285 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 779 recorded since 1954.
Yehudah has 779 recorded births among boys since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4285 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #6,005 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,285 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 779 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yehudah ranks #6,005 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,285 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 779 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,285 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 779
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yehudah's 779 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Yehudah compares
779 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Yehudah's all-time total is 111% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yehudah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 779 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yehudah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yehudah splits its recorded history at 2001: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yehudah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Yehudah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (210 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Yehudah's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Yehudah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
210 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
118 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 210 births (27% of all-time use).
How Yehudah 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 Yehudah's total volume
Yehudah by state
Where Yehudah concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 365 | 46.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 109 | 14.0% |
365 of 779 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yehudah's data
- Yehudah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (210 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yehudahs (365 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yehudah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yehudah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Yehudah 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.