Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Joud

Gender Unisex · 55% girls Rank 2025 #4,403 Trend ↑ Rising 26%
Rank 2025
#4,403
among girls · ↓73 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
70
named Joud · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
70 babies
All-time total
677
#14,126 all-time among girls
First recorded
2002
in Social Security records

Joud popularity over time

677 babies have been named Joud since 2002, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 18 – 18 2 – #14,534
2010s 192 146 338 34 +1778% #4,822
2020s (to 2025) 162 159 321 54 +58% #4,330

Where Joud is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 33 0.02 outside top 500
2027 34 0.02 outside top 500
2028 35 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 36 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Joud

Joud is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,403 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2002, 677 American babies have been named Joud, about 55% girls and 45% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 70 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Joud stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Joud?

The median living Joud is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 700 people named Joud are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Joud year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 32 #4,403 38 #3,160
2024 33 #4,330 22 #4,631
2023 21 #5,841 25 #4,274
2022 24 #5,389 29 #3,818
2021 31 #4,450 26 #4,066
2020 21 #5,742 19 #4,941
2019 22 #5,697 22 #4,548
2018 28 #4,822 22 #4,535
2017 26 #5,114 28 #3,838
2016 25 #5,367 22 #4,541
2015 21 #6,132 29 #3,738
2014 28 #4,954 8 #9,191
2013 12 #9,290 7 #10,174
2012 12 #9,369 8 #9,269
2011 10 #10,747 – –
2010 8 #12,834 – –
2009 6 #16,133 – –
2008 7 #14,534 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Joud, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Joud?

The median living Joud is about 6 years old. Half of all living Jouds are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Joud are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Joud are alive in the United States, based on 677 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Joud in 2025?

Joud ranked #4,403 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Joud?

677 babies have been named Joud in the United States since 2002, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Joud most popular?

Joud peaked in 2025, when 70 newborns received the name.

Is Joud a boy or girl name?

Joud is used for both: about 55% of babies named Joud have been girls and 45% boys.

Is the name Joud rising or falling?

Joud is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Joud become more popular?

Joud is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 36 girls named Joud in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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