Jude
Jude Origin and Meaning
Jude is a modern star, maintaining a steady level of popularity -- but not TOO much popularity, in the US at least. Thank Jude Law and the great Lennon-McCartney song "Hey Jude", double-handedly responsible for propelling Jude up the charts.
Saint Jude was the apostle who intervened on behalf of people with problems and became the patron saint of lost causes. This positive Biblical association helps to distance the name for the similar Judas, borne by the traitorous Judas Iscariot.
A literary name, appearing in Thomas Hardy's tragic novel, Jude the Obscure and in the more recent (but equally tragic) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, Jude is also notably borne by footballer Jude Bellingham. The name is occasionally used for girls (as in Martha Stewart's granddaughter)--but more often as a shortened form of Judith/Judy.
Currently a US Top 200 name, in the UK, it entered the Top 20 in 2023.
- Jude Rank in US Top 1000
- Jude Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Jude
- Famous People Named Jude
- The name Jude in Pop Culture
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Jude Rank in US Top 1000
Jude Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Jude
- 156US2024
- 2Nameberry2025
- 153Canada2023
- 107Future2028
- 15England2023
- 12Scotland2024
- 83Ireland2024
- 54Australia2024
20 Names Similar to Jude
Famous People Named Jude
- JudeBiblical half,brother of Jesus; author of the Epistle of Jude
- (David) Jude Heyworth LawEnglish actor
- River Jude PhoenixAmerican actor
- (Michael) Jude ChristodalAmerican singer,songwriter
- Jude Gordon Grammer (b. 2004)son of actor Kelsey Grammer
- Jude SwanbergAmerican child actor; son of director Joe Swanberg
- Jude Hullson of ice hockey player Brett Hull
- Jude Sidney Sampson (b. 2010)son of TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher and Paul Sampson
- Jude Michael Crook (b. 2003)son of actor Mackenzie Crook
- Jude Jones (b. 2016)son of American actress and singer Jayma Mays and English actor Adam Campbell
- Jude BellinghamEnglish football player
The name Jude in Pop Culture
- Judeepistle in the New Testament
- Jude Fawleymain character in Thomas Hardy's "Jude the Obscure"
- "Hey Jude" song by the Beatles inspired by John Lennon's son Julian
- Judemain character in movie "Across the Universe," inspired by "Hey Jude"
- Jude Lizowskimain character on animated series "6Teen"
- Jude Heartfilliacharacter in anime "Fairy Tail"
- Jude Bakercharacter on TV's "One Tree Hill"
- Jude Jacobslater Jude Adams,Foster, character on Freeform's "The Fosters"
- "Jude" novel by Kate Morgenroth and its main character
- Jude the Entropic Mancharacter in Marvel Comics
- The JudesCanadian rock band
- Jude KeffyHorn, character in the novel 'Ten Thousand Saints' by Eleanor Henderson
- Jude St. Francismain character in the novel "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara
- Brigadier Jude Scanloncharacter in Melina Marchetta's novel "On the Jellicoe Road"
- Jude Mercercharacter in "The Sins That Bind Us" by Geneva Lee
- Jude Harleycharacter in "Hiveswap"
- Jude Sweetwinemain character in the novel 'I'll Give You the Sun' by Jandy Nelson
- Jude Weatherbournemain character in the Age of Darkness series by Katy Rose Pool
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