Ceara vs Jude
Ceara 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, Ceara was ranked #439 and Jude #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2003, Ceara was ranked #655 and Jude #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Ceara was ranked #5707 and Jude #2392 among girls in England and Wales.
Ceara and Jude over time
Ceara and Jude appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ceara in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ceara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ceara #900 in 1999, Jude #918 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2010
Ceara held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jude in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ceara #900 in 1999, Jude #918 in 2001.
The order changed in 2000: Jude moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #900 and #1060; by 2000 that had become #3247 and #1095.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Ceara #5707, Jude #2392.
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 | Ceara | 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 | Not yet recorded | /dʒuːd/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5707 (2010) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Ceara does not have one recorded yet.
- Ceara and Jude both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Ceara doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ceara
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #379 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2008
Highest recorded position: #314 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2008).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #5707 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010.
England and Wales · 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