How Many People Are Named Yehudah?
An estimated 737 people in the United States have the first name Yehudah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Yehudah peaked in popularity in 2009 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yehudah 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 Yehudah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
737
About 1 in 465,067 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2009
28 births
Total Registered
753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yehudah
Yehudah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 753 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yehudah as a male name
Ranked #6,796 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (28 births)
Yehudah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yehudah span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 210 babies were registered. While Yehudah is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yehudah by Decade
How has Yehudah 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.
Yehudah by State
Yehudah + Last Name Combinations
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Yehudah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yehudah?
We estimate approximately 737 people named Yehudah 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 465,067 Americans share this first name.
Is Yehudah a common name?
Yehudah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yehudah most popular?
Yehudah reached peak popularity in 2009, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yehudah is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yehudah a male name?
Yehudah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yehudah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yehudah Smith, Yehudah Johnson, Yehudah 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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