Judah

Hebrew
"praised"

Judah Origin and Meaning

The name Judah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised".

Judah is the strong, resonant Old Testament name of the son of Jacob who was the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel, and from whom the word Jew is derived. Some of the names' popularity might be attributable to the similarly named Jude Law.

Judah Maccabee is acclaimed as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history. In popular culture, Judah Ben-Hur was the eponymous hero of the novel and film, Ben-Hur, and, more recently, is borne by Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock, and is the name of the young son of Lucy Lawless.

# 176 in the US

Judah Rank in US Top 1000

# 406 on Nameberry

Judah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Judah Popularity

Famous People Named Judah

  • Judah
    Levite in Ezra's day (Ezra 10:23)
  • Judah
    son of Senuah; deputy governor of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9)
  • Judah Maccabee aka Judas Maccabeus
    leader of the Maccabean Revolt; founder of Hanukkah
  • Judah bar Ilai
    2nd century rabbi; most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishnah
  • Judah the Prince aka Judah I
    2nd,century Isrealite rabbi; editor of the Mishnah
  • Judah II
    IV, Israelite rabbi sages
  • Judah Halevi
    Spanish Jewish physician; poet and philosopher
  • Judah Philip Benjamin
    first Jewish U.S. Senator
  • Judah Friedlander
    American actor/comedian
  • Judah Dana
    U.S. Senator from Maine
  • Judah b. Meremar
    Babylonian Jewish sage
  • Judah Loew ben Bezalel
    Czech rabbi and scholar
  • Judah Bergman aka Jack Kid Berg
    English boxer
  • (Moses) Judah Folkman
    American medical biologist
  • Judah Nagler
    lead singer of American band The Velvet Teen
  • Judah Miro Tapert (b. 2002)
    son of actress Lucy Lawless
  • Judah Alexander Slade (b. 2014)
    son of singer Isaac Slade of The Fray
  • Judah Akers
    lead singer of band Judah & the Lion

Judah in Pop Culture

  • Judah Ben
    Hur, main character in Lew Wallace's "Ben,Hur" and 1959 movie
  • Judah Botwin
    character on TV's "Weeds"