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Judah

As a boy's name, Judah is understood to mean "praised". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2017.

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EtymologyMeaning "praised"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
23
1920s
59
1930s
44
1940s
32
1950s
78
1960s
107
1970s
349
1980s
509
1990s
1,036
2000s
5,104
2010s
11,978
Peaked in the 2010s · 19,319 total U.S. births since 1900