Aaron vs Jude
Aaron and Judecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #187 and Jude #6 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Jude #11 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Jude #12 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #71 and Jude #61 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2019, Aaron was ranked #86 and Jude #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Aaron and Jude over time
Aaron and Jude appear together in 3 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jude in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Jude in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Jude moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2014 as Aaron fell out of it to #52, having been #39 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2013, Jude moved ahead of Aaron in England and Wales · Boys — #69 and #71 the year before became #81 and #72.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aaron and Jude changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2025, ending at #71 and #61.
- Longest-running competitions
Aaron and Jude were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 51 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #71 and #61.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys51 shared years, 1965–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Jude in 5.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #8 in 1999, Jude #61 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #71, Jude #61.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jude in 12.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Jude #11 in 2024.
The order changed in 2013: Jude moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #69 and #71; by 2013 that had become #81 and #72.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Jude #11.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jude in 11.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #8 in 2000, Jude #6 in 2024.
The order changed in 2014: Jude moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #39 and #46; by 2014 that had become #52 and #34.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #187, Jude #6.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aaron | Jude |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Commonly interpreted through its Hebrew root as connected to 'praise', via its relationship to Judah — Behind the Name frames it more narrowly as a variant of Judas. |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | /dʒuːd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) origin, while Jude is recorded with a Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms origin.
- Aaron and Jude both have 2 syllables.
- Aaron's recorded meaning differs from Jude's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Jude
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys