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Judah
Say it: JOO-duh
Meaning
Hebrew Yehudah, connected in Genesis 29:35 with hodah 'to praise'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Long used by Jewish families, and more widely in the United States since the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 25,648 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 823 boys
- 2,124 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Juda |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Judá |
| Italian | Giuda |
| German | Juda |
| Hebrew | Yehuda |
Famous bearers
- Judah, son of Jacob
- Judah ha-Nasi, compiler of the Mishnah
- Judah Maccabee, Jewish leader
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.