Yehuda
Boy name · #741 in 2025 · Rare
Yehuda is currently the #741 boy name in the United States — 351 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #939, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 5,128 boys born in 2025 was named Yehuda.
Babies named Yehuda per year. Source: SSA.
The 75-year story
Yehuda first appears in the Social Security records in 1950, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 365 babies and a rank of #720. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Yehuda in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yehuda is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yehuda will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yehuda is most common
Geography matters for names, and Yehuda is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Yehuda is most common in NJ (3.9 per 1,000), NY (1.7 per 1,000), MD (0.5 per 1,000), FL (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Yehuda is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Yehuda
Statistically, parents drawn to Yehuda tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Yousef, Yeshua, Yahya, Mustafa, and Yosef.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yehuda | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 351 | #740 |
| 2024 | 365 | #720 |
| 2023 | 325 | #779 |
| 2022 | 334 | #758 |
| 2021 | 299 | #811 |
| 2020 | 277 | #828 |
| 2019 | 269 | #837 |
| 2018 | 236 | #912 |
| 2017 | 240 | #895 |
| 2016 | 248 | #882 |
| 2015 | 224 | #939 |
| 2014 | 227 | #932 |
| 2013 | 190 | #1027 |
| 2012 | 232 | #897 |
| 2011 | 217 | #924 |
| 2010 | 201 | #980 |
| 2009 | 214 | #947 |
| 2008 | 178 | #1061 |
| 2007 | 182 | #1031 |
| 2006 | 193 | #963 |
| 2005 | 193 | #914 |
| 2004 | 148 | #1075 |
| 2003 | 159 | #997 |
| 2002 | 134 | #1094 |
| 2001 | 160 | #958 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yehuda a popular boy name?
Yehuda ranked #741 among boys in 2025 with 351 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #939.
When was the name Yehuda most popular?
Yehuda peaked in 2024, when 365 American boys received the name (ranked #720 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yehuda?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 5,128 newborn American boys was named Yehuda. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.