Yehuda

yeh-hoo-dah

Variation of Yehudah, Hebrew

"to praise"

Yehuda Origin and Meaning

The name Yehuda is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "to praise".

This modernized version of Yehudah is the source of on popular choice Judah and is traditionally given to boys born at Chanukah — a Jewish festival of lights and rededication which is celebrated in the winter. Yehuda first appeared on the US Top 1000 in 200 and, as of 2023, it has ranked consistently since 2014. The Yehudah spelling has never ranked, while Judah is used six times more often than Yehuda.

Yehuda Rank in US Top 1000

# 791 in the US

Yehuda Popularity

• 791 US 2023
• 725 Future 2028
• 10 Israel 2023

Famous People Named Yehuda

• Yehuda Pen Belarusian painter
• Yehuda Amichai Israeli poet
• Yehuda Weinstein Attorney General of Israel
• Yehuda Bauer Czech,born Israeli historian and scholar of the Holocaust
• Yehuda Ashlag Polish orthodox rabbi and kabbalist
• Yehuda Joshua Glick American,born Israeli rabbi and political activist
• Yehuda Avner Israeli prime ministerial adviser and diplomat