How Many People Are Named Judge?
An estimated 1,662 people in the United States have the first name Judge. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Judge peaked in popularity in 1919 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Judge 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 Judge paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,662
About 1 in 206,230 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1919
65 births
Total Registered
3,777
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Judge
Judge is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,777 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Judge as a male name
Ranked #2,802 in 2024
46 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (65 births)
Judge: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Judge span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 549 babies were registered. While Judge is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Judge by Decade
How has Judge 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.
Judge by State
Birth registrations for Judge span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Texas, Mississippi. The lowest are in Tennessee, California, Kentucky. On average, about 95 Judges were registered per state.
Judge + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Judge as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Judge
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Judge: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Judge?
We estimate approximately 1,662 people named Judge 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 206,230 Americans share this first name.
Is Judge a common name?
Judge is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,777 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Judge most popular?
Judge reached peak popularity in 1919, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Judge is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Judge a male name?
Judge is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Judge Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Judge Smith, Judge Johnson, Judge 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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