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Yehuda

Boy

Meaning of Yehuda: Hebrew: 'praised'

Yehuda is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 754th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#754

351 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,885

First recorded 1950 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 57 babies1982: 59 babies1983: 61 babies1984: 46 babies1985: 65 babies1986: 73 babies1987: 62 babies1988: 69 babies1989: 82 babies1990: 83 babies19901991: 75 babies1992: 76 babies1993: 97 babies1994: 89 babies1995: 107 babies1996: 105 babies1997: 98 babies1998: 122 babies1999: 136 babies2000: 105 babies20002001: 160 babies2002: 134 babies2003: 159 babies2004: 148 babies2005: 193 babies2006: 193 babies2007: 182 babies2008: 178 babies2009: 214 babies2010: 201 babies20102011: 217 babies2012: 232 babies2013: 190 babies2014: 227 babies2015: 224 babies2016: 248 babies2017: 240 babies2018: 236 babies2019: 269 babies2020: 277 babies20202021: 299 babies2022: 334 babies2023: 325 babies2024: 365 babies2025: 351 babies
US babies named Yehuda per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 365.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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