How Many People Are Named Judas?
An estimated 559 people in the United States have the first name Judas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Judas peaked in popularity in 2022 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Judas 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 Judas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
559
About 1 in 613,156 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2022
27 births
Total Registered
570
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Judas
Judas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 570 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Judas as a male name
Ranked #5,129 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (27 births)
Judas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Judas span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 177 babies were registered. While Judas is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Judas by Decade
How has Judas 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.
Judas by State
Birth registrations for Judas span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Arizona, California. The lowest are in California, Arizona, Texas. On average, about 40 Judass were registered per state.
Judas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Judas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Judas
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Judas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Judas?
We estimate approximately 559 people named Judas 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 613,156 Americans share this first name.
Is Judas a common name?
Judas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 570 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Judas most popular?
Judas reached peak popularity in 2022, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Judas is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Judas a male name?
Judas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Judas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Judas Smith, Judas Johnson, Judas 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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