Boy
Jude
As a boy's name, Jude traces back to Hebrew, where it is understood to mean "Hebrew, praised". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. The registry counts around 36,722 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyShort for Judah
HebrewHebrew – "praised"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
27
1920s
41
1930s
235
1940s
410
1950s
805
1960s
1,081
1970s
1,319
1980s
925
1990s
1,231
2000s
9,789
2010s
20,859
Peaked in the 2010s · 36,722 total U.S. births since 1900