Judah

Hebrew

"praised"

Judah Origin and Meaning

Variation of Judas

Judah Rank in US Top 1000

# 179 in the US

Judah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 352 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Judah

• 179 US 2024
• 352 Nameberry 2025
• 132 Future 2028
• 459 England 2024

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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

The name 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"