Jude

Latin diminutive of Judah, Hebrew

"praised"

Jude Origin and Meaning

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

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

# 161 in the US

Jude Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 3 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jude

• 161 US 2023
• 3 Nameberry 2025
• 153 Canada 2023
• 107 Future 2028
• 15 England 2023
• 12 Scotland 2024
• 83 Ireland 2024
• 71 Australia 2023

20 Names Similar to Jude

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Jude.

• Milo
• August
• Elliot
• Rory
• Miles
• Finn
• Arlo
• Theo
• Ezra
• Emmett
• Everett
• Archer
• Archie
• Ellis
• Rowan
• Silas
• Flynn
• Finley
• Felix
• Sawyer

Famous People Named Jude

• Jude Biblical half,brother of Jesus; author of the Epistle of Jude
• (David) Jude Heyworth Law English actor
• River Jude Phoenix American actor
• (Michael) Jude Christodal American singer,songwriter
• Jude Gordon Grammer (b. 2004) son of actor Kelsey Grammer
• Jude Swanberg American child actor; son of director Joe Swanberg
• Jude Hull son 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 Bellingham English football player

The name Jude in Pop Culture

• Jude epistle in the New Testament
• Jude Fawley main character in Thomas Hardy's "Jude the Obscure"
• "Hey Jude " song by the Beatles inspired by John Lennon's son Julian
• Jude main character in movie "Across the Universe," inspired by "Hey Jude"
• Jude Lizowski main character on animated series "6Teen"
• Jude Heartfillia character in anime "Fairy Tail"
• Jude Baker character on TV's "One Tree Hill"
• Jude Jacobs later Jude Adams,Foster, character on Freeform's "The Fosters"
• "Jude " novel by Kate Morgenroth and its main character
• Jude the Entropic Man character in Marvel Comics
• The Judes Canadian rock band
• Jude Keffy Horn, character in the novel 'Ten Thousand Saints' by Eleanor Henderson
• Jude St. Francis main character in the novel "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara
• Brigadier Jude Scanlon character in Melina Marchetta's novel "On the Jellicoe Road"
• Jude Mercer character in "The Sins That Bind Us" by Geneva Lee
• Jude Harley character in "Hiveswap"
• Jude Sweetwine main character in the novel 'I'll Give You the Sun' by Jandy Nelson
• Jude Weatherbourne main character in the Age of Darkness series by Katy Rose Pool