Judge
Judge was the 2660th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 344th; the most babies were born in 1919 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,274 places. More babies were named Judge in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,660 boys, up 580 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 49boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191965 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,826babies recorded
Judge popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,660 | 49 |
| 2020 | #3,240 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,670 | 29 |
| 2000 | #4,686 | 16 |
| 1990 | #5,182 | 10 |
| 1980 | #3,986 | 10 |
| 1970 | #2,446 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,747 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,412 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,027 | 40 |
| 1930 | #935 | 52 |
| 1920 | #838 | 65 |
| 1910 | #455 | 37 |
| 1900 | #439 | 27 |
| 1890 | #499 | 15 |
| 1880 | #346 | 25 |
How popular is Judge, counting every spelling?
Judge has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Judge?
49 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Judge (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Judge 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 171 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Judge.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Judge?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Judge are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 9 and 63. That makes Judge mostly worn by children and young adults. 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.
Judge by state
How common Judge was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.3×). In 50 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 Judge: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Judge, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Judge
How popular is the name Judge?
Judge was the 2660th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 49 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 344th; the most babies were born in 1919 (65). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,274 places. More babies were named Judge in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Judge a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Judge in the US.
Where is Judge most popular?
In 2021–2025, Judge was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 boys).