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Jud

100% boys · 6 born in 2025

Jud has been given to about 633 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.

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Syllables1
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Living in the US≈ 456
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jud per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1961 · 17
  • Born in 20256
  • All time633

How popular is Jud?

Its best year was 1961, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 2037th. The typical living American called Jud is about 61 years old today.

Names that sound like Jud

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Judd0.89
  2. Bud0.75
  3. Jude0.64
  4. Jed0.54
  5. Judah0.53
  6. Claud0.47
  7. Juan0.45
  8. Judson0.45

Middle names for Jud

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jud Thomas0.74
  2. Jud Cole0.73
  3. Jud Miles0.73
  4. Jud Wilder0.72
  5. Jud James0.60
  6. Jud Paul0.55

Sibling names for Jud

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.73
  2. Margosister · 0.71
  3. Georginasister · 0.68
  4. Rudybrother · 0.68
  5. Frankieeither · 0.67
  6. Lionelbrother · 0.67

Where Jud is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jud Evans0.73
    2. Jud Edwards0.73
    3. Jud Anderson0.73
    4. Jud Allen0.73
    5. Jud Adams0.73
    6. Jud Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jud

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.