Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Praised
- English
- To flow down; originally a familiar form of Jordan, but became more of a name in its own right centuries ago when it was used to refer to children who were baptized with water from the river Jordan. The name is also used as a variant of Judah.
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Judd
Pronunciation
j(u)-dd
Famous People
Actor Judd Hirsch, Actor Judd Nelson
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1970 (rank #651, 158 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1699, 96 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 |
| 2024 | 132 |
| 2023 | 117 |
| 2022 | 113 |
| 2021 | 92 |
| 2020 | 103 |
| 2019 | 90 |
| 2018 | 92 |
| 2017 | 80 |
| 2016 | 92 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1442, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #4203, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence