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Yehudah
OriginVariation of Judith, Hebrew
Meaning"woman from Judea"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · girlsUnranked
Below 5 births
US rank · boys#4387
2025 SSA
About Yehudah
Yehudah is the Old World variation of Judith, used mostly for boys.
Yehudah for boys#4387 US
Anglicized as Judah, this name of a biblical patriarch is given symbolically to boys born on Chanukah; a form of it was spotlighted by violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.
Pronounced yuh-HOO-duh.
As of October 2026, Yehudah ranked #4387 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3103 in 1982.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,704 | 21 | 11 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,223 | 25 | 13.9 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,770 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #4,601 | 23 | 13.4 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,387 | 24 | 14.1 |
Yehudah on lists
Famous Yehudahs
- Yehudah Aryeh Leib AlterBoy
Polish Hasidic rabbi
- Yehudah KatzBoy
American,born Israeli singer of band Reva L'Sheva
- Yehudah TeichtalBoy
American,born German rabbi
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