Judah

Hebrew

"praised"

Judah Origin and Meaning

The name Judah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "praised".

Judah is the strong, resonant Old Testament name of the son of Jacob who was the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel, and from whom the word Jew is derived. Some of the names' popularity might be attributable to the similarly named Jude Law.

Judah Maccabee is acclaimed as one of the greatest warriors in Jewish history. In popular culture, Judah Ben-Hur was the eponymous hero of the novel and film, Ben-Hur, and, more recently, is borne by Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock, and is the name of the young son of Lucy Lawless.

Judah Rank in US Top 1000

# 176 in the US

Judah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 402 on Nameberry

Judah Popularity

• 176 US 2023
• 402 Nameberry 2024
• 132 Future 2028
• 521 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Judah

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

• Josiah
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• Isaiah
• Ezekiel
• Malachi
• Jude
• Gideon
• Micah
• Zion
• Elijah
• Elias
• Amos
• Jericho
• Solomon
• Thaddeus
• Shiloh
• Ephraim
• Tobias
• Ezra
• Jeremiah

Famous People Named Judah

• Judah Levite in Ezra's day (Ezra 10:23)
• Judah son of Senuah; deputy governor of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9)
• Judah Maccabee aka Judas Maccabeus leader of the Maccabean Revolt; founder of Hanukkah
• Judah bar Ilai 2nd century rabbi; most frequently mentioned sage in the Mishnah
• Judah the Prince aka Judah I 2nd,century Isrealite rabbi; editor of the Mishnah
• Judah II IV, Israelite rabbi sages
• Judah Halevi Spanish Jewish physician; poet and philosopher
• Judah Philip Benjamin first Jewish U.S. Senator
• Judah Friedlander American actor/comedian
• Judah Dana U.S. Senator from Maine
• Judah b. Meremar Babylonian Jewish sage
• Judah Loew ben Bezalel Czech rabbi and scholar
• Judah Bergman aka Jack Kid Berg English boxer
• (Moses) Judah Folkman American medical biologist
• Judah Nagler lead singer of American band The Velvet Teen
• Judah Miro Tapert (b. 2002) son of actress Lucy Lawless
• Judah Alexander Slade (b. 2014) son of singer Isaac Slade of The Fray
• Judah Akers lead singer of band Judah & the Lion

Judah in Pop Culture

• Judah Ben Hur, main character in Lew Wallace's "Ben,Hur" and 1959 movie
• Judah Botwin character on TV's "Weeds"