Judge
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning judge; legal officer.
Babies a year
44
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Judge by the numbers
Judge was given to 44 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 65 babies in 1919, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Judge. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judahpraised or he will be praised1,939 in the US (2017)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
- Judaspraised or from Judah23 in the US (2017)
- Judeafrom Judea; praised20 in the US (2017)
- Jurgenspear warrior; German form of George12 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a judge
Like Judge, each of these has a judge in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- DanielGod is my judge11,654 in the US (2017)
- Joaquingod establishes or god will judge901 in the US (2017)
- Dannygod is my judge; a form of Daniel583 in the US (2017)
- Jadielgod is my judge; a form of Judiel327 in the US (2017)
- Danigod is my judge; diminutive of Daniel262 in the US (2017)
- DangeloGod is my judge; a modern respelling of D'Angelo or Daniel236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Judge
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