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Judd

/ˈdʒʌd/ · 100% boys · 96 born in 2025

Judd has been given to about 5,746 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdʒʌd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,878
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Judd per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1970 · 158
  • Born in 202596
  • All time5,746
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Judd?

Its best year was 1970, when 158 babies were given the name, ranking 652nd. The typical living American called Judd is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Judd

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jude0.64
  2. Judah0.53
  3. Jed0.51
  4. Juan0.45
  5. Judson0.45

Middle names for Judd

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

Sibling names for Judd

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.94
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.90
  3. Georginasister · 0.90
  4. Davinasister · 0.89
  5. Dereckbrother · 0.88
  6. Larasister · 0.85

Where Judd is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Utah0.02%
  2. Tennessee0.01%
  3. Indiana0.01%
  4. Georgia0.01%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Judd across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.