Judd
Judd was the 1704th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 652nd with 158 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 197 places. More babies were named Judd in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,704 boys, down 121 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 96boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1970158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,746babies recorded
Judd popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,704 | 96 |
| 2020 | #1,583 | 103 |
| 2010 | #3,048 | 38 |
| 2000 | #3,183 | 27 |
| 1990 | #2,061 | 36 |
| 1980 | #833 | 112 |
| 1970 | #652 | 158 |
| 1960 | #1,349 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,355 | 29 |
| 1940 | #1,452 | 22 |
| 1930 | #2,130 | 14 |
| 1920 | #1,847 | 19 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #991 | 5 |
How popular is Judd, counting every spelling?
Judd has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Judd?
96 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Judd (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Judd born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 87 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Judd.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Judd?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Judd are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 13 and 54. That makes Judd mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Judd by state
How common Judd was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (3.6×), Tennessee (2.8×), Georgia (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Judd: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Judd, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Judd
How popular is the name Judd?
Judd was the 1704th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 96 babies. Its best year was 1970, when it ranked 652nd with 158 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 197 places. More babies were named Judd in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Judd a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Judd in the US.
Where is Judd most popular?
In 2021–2025, Judd was most common in Nebraska (0.32 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Dakota and Utah.