Judge
Boy name · #2642 in 2025 · Uniqueness 62/100
Judge ranks #2642 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 49 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3882, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 36,735 boys born in 2025 was named Judge.
The 145-year story
Judge first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 25 boys received the name. Its peak came in 1919, when 65 boys were named Judge — good for #811 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. 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.
Babies named Judge per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Judge in class?
Judge scores 62 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Judge is most common
State-level data for Judge is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Judge
Statistically, parents drawn to Judge tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are June, Emile, Noble, Abe, and Isidore.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Judge | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | #2641 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2789 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2952 |
| 2022 | 48 | #2717 |
| 2021 | 53 | #2499 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3202 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2851 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2994 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2715 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3596 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3882 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4014 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | 22 | #4390 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4983 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3633 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4582 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6393 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4105 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3941 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3534 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3443 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5395 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3228 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Judge a popular boy name?
Judge ranked #2642 among boys in 2025 with 49 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3882.
When was the name Judge most popular?
Judge peaked in 1919, when 65 American boys received the name (ranked #811 that year). Since 1919 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Judge?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 36,735 newborn American boys was named Judge. It scores 62/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.