Judd
Judd is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 132 births. Its best rank was 652nd, in 1970.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1320.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 1970158 births
- Best rank
- #652in 1970
- Since 1880
- 5,650people given the name
The story in the numbers
5,650 boys have been named Judd in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 1970, with 158 births.
This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1979, and the 1970s alone account for 21%. It has spent 18 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Judd | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | |
| 1900s | 8 | |
| 1910s | 81 | |
| 1920s | 160 | |
| 1930s | 178 | |
| 1940s | 302 | |
| 1950s | 413 | |
| 1960s | 535 | |
| 1970s | 1,181 | |
| 1980s | 687 | |
| 1990s | 339 | |
| 2000s | 433 | |
| 2010s | 761 | |
| 2020s | 557 |
In 1970, its biggest year
Judd was the 652nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 1970 were Michael, James, David, John and Robert. See all of 1970.
Names that rose and fell with Judd
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Svenpeak 2015
- Conanpeak 2023
- Ladonpeak 2012
- Dietrichpeak 2016
- Barronpeak 2024
- Titopeak 1974
- Desipeak 1970
- Leifpeak 2022
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.