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boys' name ★ peaked 1919

Judge

Meaning A male given name of rare usage Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,660 Trend ↑ Rising 25%

A male given name of rare usage

Rank 2025
#2,660
among boys · ↑151 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Judge · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,859
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1919
65 babies
All-time total
3,826
#2,168 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Judge popularity over time

3,826 babies have been named Judge since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1891Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 201 20 – #344
1890s 177 18 -12% #344
1900s 185 19 +5% #439
1910s 461 46 +149% #455
1920s 549 55 +19% #826
1930s 393 39 -28% #856
1940s 301 30 -23% #1,027
1950s 277 28 -8% #1,145
1960s 135 14 -51% #1,747
1970s 113 11 -16% #2,446
1980s 107 11 -5% #3,147
1990s 153 15 +43% #3,064
2000s 207 21 +35% #3,274
2010s 294 29 +42% #2,738
2020s (to 2025) 273 46 +55% #2,514

Where Judge is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 52 0.03 outside top 500
2028 53 0.03 outside top 500
2029 54 0.03 outside top 500
2030 55 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Judge

Judge is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,660 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 3,826 American babies have been named Judge. Its peak came in 1919, when 65 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

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 Judge stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Judge?

The median living Judge is about 29 years old; half are between 9 and 66. An estimated 1,700 people named Judge are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

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

Judge year by year

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

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 49 #2,660
2024 46 #2,811
2023 42 #2,976
2022 48 #2,736
2021 53 #2,514
2020 35 #3,240
2019 43 #2,876
2018 39 #3,023
2017 45 #2,738
2016 30 #3,642
2015 27 #3,934
2014 25 #4,066
2013 16 #5,525
2012 22 #4,463
2011 18 #5,087
2010 29 #3,670
2009 21 #4,665
2008 13 #6,583
2007 19 #4,897
2006 23 #4,153
2005 23 #3,991
2004 26 #3,581
2003 26 #3,485
2002 13 #5,561
2001 27 #3,274
2000 16 #4,686
1995 14 #4,400
1990 10 #5,182
1985 14 #3,302
1980 10 #3,986
1975 17 #2,497
1970 15 #2,446
1965 14 #2,221
1960 22 #1,747
1955 21 #1,708
1950 27 #1,412
1945 32 #1,174
1940 40 #1,027
1935 39 #1,032
1930 52 #935
1925 58 #886
1920 65 #838
1915 49 #887
1910 37 #455
1905 16 #604
1900 27 #439
1895 22 #423
1890 15 #499
1885 16 #470
1880 25 #346

Famous people named Judge

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Judge Reinhold Judge Reinhold American actor (born 1957) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Judge?

The median living Judge is about 29 years old. Half of all living Judges are between 9 and 66 years old.

How many people named Judge are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Judge are alive in the United States, based on 3,826 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Judge mean?

A male given name of rare usage

How popular is the name Judge in 2025?

Judge ranked #2,660 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Judge?

3,826 babies have been named Judge in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Judge most popular?

Judge peaked in 1919, when 65 newborns received the name.

Is Judge a boy or girl name?

Judge is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Judge rising or falling?

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

Will Judge become more popular?

Judge is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 boys named Judge in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Judge?

Well-known people named Judge include Judge Reinhold (actor).

Names like Judge

Names that sound and feel close to Judge: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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