Annabel vs Jude
Annabel 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 · Girls
In 2008, Annabel was ranked #311 and Jude #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annabel was ranked #337 and Jude #1894 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Annabel was ranked #351 and Jude #541 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Annabel was ranked #856 and Jude #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Annabel and Jude over time
Annabel and Jude appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Annabel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jude in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jude reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Annabel 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Annabel and Jude changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1973 and 2023, ending at #856 and #727.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Annabel #104 in 2002, Jude #918 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Annabel held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jude in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #104 in 2002, Jude #918 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabel #337, Jude #1894.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1973–2023
Annabel held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Jude in 3.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #193 in 2012, Jude #349 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Annabel #856, Jude #727.
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 | Annabel | Jude |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | 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 | Not yet recorded | Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms |
| Pronunciation | /dʒuːd/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Annabel does not have one recorded yet.
- Annabel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jude.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Annabel doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Annabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
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