Name meaning & stats
Judah
Judah means “praised” (Hebrew origin). 36,305 US babies since 1940, peak 2021.
What it means
“praised”
HebrewWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2021
36,305 US babies were named Judah between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Judah (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Judah is the main spelling
- Judah 99%
- Juda 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2021)