Judah is a distinctive choice, ranked #458 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Judah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#458
US Rank #179
About the Name Judah
Judah has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #458. The name has climbed 34 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Judah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #179, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Judah
Unlikely. With around 88 UK babies named Judah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Judah in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Judah is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 34 places over the last five years to #458 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Judah is more popular in the US (#179) than in the UK (#458). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Judah include: Ben Judah — Benjamin William Judah is a British journalist and author of This Is London and Fragile Empire.; Jehoram of Judah — Jehoram of Judah (Hebrew: יְהֹורָם, romanized: Yəhōrām, transl.; Joseph Judah — Joseph Judah is an American Canadian fighting in the junior middleweight division..
Judah appears in the US top 500 at #179 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
88
UK babies named Judah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 34 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Judah
Likely around 1 other Judah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Judah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jehoram of Judah (Hebrew: יְהֹורָם, romanized: Yəhōrām, transl. "Yahweh is exalted") or Joram (Hebrew: יוֹרָם, romanized: Yōrām; Greek: Ἰωράμ, romanized: Ioram; Latin: Joram or Ioram), was the fifth king of Judah, and the son of king Jehoshaphat.
Joseph Judah is an American Canadian fighting in the junior middleweight division. Joe is the brother of welterweight champion Zab Judah and former U.S.
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also known as Rabbi Loew (alt. Löw, Loewe, Löwe or Levai), the Maharal of Prague (Hebrew: מהר״ל מפראג), or simply the Maharal (the Hebrew acronym of "Moreinu ha-Rav Loew", "Our Teacher, Rabbi Loew"), was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who, for most of his life, served as a leading rabbi in the cities of Mikulov in Moravia and Prague in Bohemia.
The Kings of Judah were the monarchs who ruled over the ancient Kingdom of Judah, which was formed in about 930 BC, according to the Hebrew Bible, when the United Kingdom of Israel split, with the people of the northern Kingdom of Israel rejecting Rehoboam as their monarch, leaving him as solely the King of Judah. The capital of the Kingdom of Judah was Jerusalem.
Judah ha-Nasi (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה הַנָּשִׂיא, Yəhūḏā hanNāsīʾ; Yehudah HaNasi or Judah the Prince or Judah the President) or Judah I, known simply as Rebbi or Rabbi, was a second-century rabbi (a tanna of the fifth generation) and chief redactor and editor of the Mishnah. He lived from approximately 135 to 217 CE.