Yehuda
Top 1000
About Yehuda
This modernized version of Yehudah is the source of on popular choice Judah and is traditionally given to boys born at Chanukah — a Jewish festival of lights and rededication which is celebrated in the winter. Yehuda first appeared on the US Top 1000 in 200 and, as of 2023, it has ranked consistently since 2014. The Yehudah spelling has never ranked, while Judah is used six times more often than Yehuda.
Pronounced yeh-hoo-dah.
As of October 2026, Yehuda ranked #741 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #733 in 2024.
Editor's take: The name Yehuda is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "to praise".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #934 | 227 | 118.2 |
| 2015 | #941 | 224 | 116.9 |
| 2016 | #883 | 248 | 130.7 |
| 2017 | #896 | 240 | 129.7 |
| 2018 | #913 | 236 | 129.9 |
| 2019 | #838 | 269 | 149.9 |
| 2020 | #830 | 277 | 160.5 |
| 2021 | #813 | 299 | 170.9 |
| 2022 | #758 | 334 | 191.3 |
| 2023 | #781 | 325 | 190 |
| 2024 | #733 | 356 | 206.6 |
| 2025 | #741 | 351 | 205.5 |
World rankings
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Yehuda on lists
Famous Yehudas
- Yehuda Pen
Belarusian painter
- Yehuda Amichai
Israeli poet
- Yehuda Weinstein
Attorney General of Israel
- Yehuda Bauer
Czech,born Israeli historian and scholar of the Holocaust
- Yehuda Ashlag
Polish orthodox rabbi and kabbalist
- Yehuda Joshua Glick
American,born Israeli rabbi and political activist
- Yehuda Avner
Israeli prime ministerial adviser and diplomat