How Many People Are Named Jud?
An estimated 426 people in the United States have the first name Jud. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Jud peaked in popularity in 1961 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jud as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jud paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
426
About 1 in 804,588 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1961
17 births
Total Registered
622
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jud
Jud is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 622 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jud as a male name
Ranked #10,042 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 1961 (17 births)
Jud: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jud span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 115 babies were registered. Jud has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jud by Decade
How has Jud tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jud by State
Jud + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jud as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jud
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jud: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jud?
We estimate approximately 426 people named Jud are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 804,588 Americans share this first name.
Is Jud a common name?
Jud is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 622 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jud most popular?
Jud reached peak popularity in 1961, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jud is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jud a male name?
Jud is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jud Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jud Smith, Jud Johnson, Jud Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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