Jude
given name · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Jude is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nigeria than in any other country. Recorded meaning: From the male personal name Jude, from Hebrew Yehuda “Judah”; also “Jew”; or a pet-form of Jordan.
- NGNigeria≈1 in 1.2K(inferred from the name graph)
- PHPhilippines≈1 in 7.3K
- USUnited States1 in 7.8K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Nigeria (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 463 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 1.2K (inferred from the name graph)
≈180,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Nigeria, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
From the male personal name Jude, from Hebrew Yehuda “Judah”; also “Jew”; or a pet-form of Jordan.
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Jude counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG Nigeria | #240 | ≈180,000 est. | ≈1 in 1.2K | — | Jude | 133 |
| US United States | — | 42,715 | 1 in 7.8K | 40K | Jude | 463 |
| CN China | — | ≈25,000 est. | ≈1 in 57K | — | Jude | 26 |
| PH Philippines | #609 | ≈15,000 est. | ≈1 in 7.3K | — | Jude | 127 |
| GB United Kingdom | #921 | ≈4,400 est. | ≈1 in 15K | 2.5K | Jude | 244 |
| GH Ghana | #204 | ≈4,100 est. | ≈1 in 7.2K | — | Jude | 62 |
| GY Guyana | — | 149 | 1 in 5K | 149 | — | 6 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; ONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024); Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Jude is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The name Judas (or Jude) is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Judah (Yehudah), meaning 'praise'. The name Thaddaeus is believed to be of Aramaic origin, possibly from 'taddai', meaning 'breast' or 'courageous heart'. The name Lebbaeus, found in some manuscripts of Matthew, is also thought to be Aramaic, derived from a root word 'lev' meaning 'heart'.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Jude is a strong, classic biblical name of Hebrew origin meaning 'praise'. As one of Jesus's twelve apostles, Saint Jude is revered for his steadfast faith and is known as the patron of hope in difficult times, making the name a symbol of perseverance and devotion.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
A classic biblical name, Jude means "praised." It belonged to one of the brothers of Jesus, who wrote a New Testament letter encouraging faith and perseverance, making it a name associated with strength and devotion.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Jude, a variant of Judas, is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Judah (Yehudah), which means "praised" or "thanksgiving".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
In Christian tradition, Saint Jude is venerated as a martyr and is widely invoked as the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. This patronage is thought to have originated because early Christians were reluctant to pray to him for fear of confusing him with Judas Iscariot, so the forgotten Jude became eager to assist any who sought his intercession.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Jude the Apostleb. 10LBone of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus; traditionally identified with Jude the brother of Jesus
- Jude Ciccolellab. 1947USAmerican actor
- James Jude Courtneyb. 1957USAmerican actor and stunt performer
- Christopher Wallerb. 1959USnot in their usual nameAmerican economist
- Patsy Kensitb. 1968GBnot in their usual nameBritish actress and pop singer
- Jude Lawb. 1972GBEnglish actor
- Timmy Trumpetb. 1982AUnot in their usual nameAustralian DJ and record producer
- Odion Ighalob. 1989NGnot in their usual nameNigerian association football player
- Jude Bellinghamb. 2003GBEnglish footballer (born 2003)
- Jude Hillb. 2010GBBritish actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 99 sources across 54 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 40K | #1,007 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 2.7K | #1,007 |
| GB United Kingdom | ONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024) | 2024 | 2.5K | #11 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 2.4K | — |
| GB United Kingdom | NRS — Baby names Scotland full list (1974–present) | 2024 | 208 | #12 |
| GY Guyana | Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025 | 2025 | 149 | #446 |
| GB United Kingdom | NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) | 2025 | 101 | #9 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 93 | — |
Reference works 7
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Jude a male or female name?
- Jude is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
- What does the name Jude mean, and where does it come from?
- From the male personal name Jude, from Hebrew Yehuda “Judah”; also “Jew”; or a pet-form of Jordan. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- What are other forms of the name Jude?
- In the etymology graph, Judy, Jody and Jodi are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Jude have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 177 thousand people named Jude in Nigeria, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled jude.
- How common is the name Jude?
- In the United States, the national register counted 42,715 people named Jude in 2020, about 1 in 7.8 thousand residents.
- How common is Jude compared with other names?
- In Nigeria, Jude is the 240th most common given name of 138,191 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jude” — the 240th most common given name in Nigeria. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.