Jude

Latin diminutive of Judah

"praised"

Jude Origin and Meaning

The name Jude is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "praised".

Jude is a modern star, maintaining a steady level of popularity -- but not TOO much popularity -- for more than a decade now. 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 interceded for people with problems and became the patron saint of lost causes.Kelsey Grammer has a son named Jude Gordon. Jude is occasionally used for girls (as in Martha Stewart's granddaughter)--but more often as a shortened form of Judith/Judy.

Jude's old connections to the traitorous Judas Iscariot and Thomas Hardy's tragic Jude the Obscure have mostly faded from memory, though don't be shocked if Grandma objects to the name on these grounds.

Jude Popularity

• 161 US 2022
• 14 Nameberry 2023
• 107 Future 2028
• 40 England 2021
• 29 Scotland 2022
• 91 Australia 2022
• 159 Canada 2022