How Many People Are Named Jude?
An estimated 53,124 people in the United States have the first name Jude. It is predominantly male (94.6%). The average bearer is 15 years old, and Jude peaked in popularity in 2015 with 2,806 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jude 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 Jude paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jude is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
53,124
About 1 in 6,452 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
94.6% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2015
2,806 births
Total Registered
54,503
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jude
Jude is predominantly male (94.6%), though 2,930 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jude as a male name
Ranked #156 in 2024
2,284 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (2,668 births)
Jude as a female name
Ranked #2,156 in 2024
88 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (146 births)
Jude: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jude span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 26,250 babies were registered. While Jude is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jude by Decade
How has Jude 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.
Jude by State
Birth registrations for Jude span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Rhode Island. On average, about 984 Judes were registered per state.
Jude + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jude as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jude
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jude: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jude?
We estimate approximately 53,124 people named Jude 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 6,452 Americans share this first name.
Is Jude a common name?
Jude is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 54,503 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jude most popular?
Jude reached peak popularity in 2015, when 2,806 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jude is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jude a male name?
Jude is predominantly male. 94.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jude Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jude Smith, Jude Johnson, Jude 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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