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David vs Jude

David and Jude compared 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, David was ranked #104 and Jude #6 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, David was ranked #71 and Jude #12 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, David was ranked #73 and Jude #14 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, David was ranked #45 and Jude #61 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2018, David was ranked #97 and Jude #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

David and Jude over time

Republic of Ireland · Boys
#1#3#10#30#100#30019652025David #45Jude #611965: David #7, Jude #1291966: David #7, Jude #1391967: David #7, Jude #1101968: David #5, Jude #1671969: David #6, Jude #1871970: David #4, Jude #1731971: David #4, Jude #2171972: David #4, Jude #2071973: David #4, Jude #2381974: David #4, Jude #1961975: David #3, Jude #1681976: David #2, Jude #1541977: David #2, Jude #2341978: David #2, Jude #2551979: David #2, Jude #2111981: David #2, Jude #2061982: David #2, Jude #2681983: David #2, Jude #2821984: David #2, Jude #2741986: David #2, Jude #3171987: David #1, Jude #2031989: David #1, Jude #3071992: David #1, Jude #2981995: David #3, Jude #3011997: David #7, Jude #3031999: David #7, Jude #3302000: David #7, Jude #3472001: David #7, Jude #2512002: David #9, Jude #1682003: David #9, Jude #1662004: David #12, Jude #1712005: David #14, Jude #1582006: David #21, Jude #1802007: David #16, Jude #1902008: David #21, Jude #1872009: David #25, Jude #1632010: David #25, Jude #1922011: David #24, Jude #1932012: David #27, Jude #1692013: David #28, Jude #1872014: David #23, Jude #1932015: David #23, Jude #1872016: David #27, Jude #1732017: David #27, Jude #1842018: David #30, Jude #1442019: David #41, Jude #1672020: David #33, Jude #1982021: David #47, Jude #1412022: David #43, Jude #1192023: David #47, Jude #952024: David #40, Jude #832025: David #45, Jude #61

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

England and Wales · Boys
#30#100#30019962025David #73Jude #141996: David #32, Jude #6541997: David #35, Jude #5051998: David #39, Jude #4151999: David #42, Jude #2612000: David #43, Jude #1742001: David #46, Jude #1272002: David #47, Jude #1062003: David #49, Jude #972004: David #55, Jude #942005: David #61, Jude #1032006: David #67, Jude #1172007: David #63, Jude #1102008: David #64, Jude #1032009: David #64, Jude #982010: David #64, Jude #862011: David #57, Jude #832012: David #59, Jude #712013: David #50, Jude #722014: David #50, Jude #652015: David #43, Jude #612016: David #43, Jude #622017: David #44, Jude #502018: David #49, Jude #562019: David #56, Jude #572020: David #60, Jude #532021: David #62, Jude #402022: David #62, Jude #322023: David #65, Jude #152024: David #64, Jude #112025: David #73, Jude #14

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

David and Jude over time

David and Jude appear together in 3 published lists, across 110 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.

David 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 #35 in 2012 as David fell out of it to #53, having been #48 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Jude moved ahead of David in England and Wales · Boys — #56 and #57 the year before became #60 and #53.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, David and Jude averaged 55.8 places apart, ending at #104 and #6.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Jude rose about as far as David fell — from #32 and #654 in 1996 to #73 and #14 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    David and Jude were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #73 and #14.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys52 shared years, 1965–2025

    David held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Jude in 0.

    Highest recorded here: David #1 in 1987, Jude #61 in 2025.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: David #45, Jude #61.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    David held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jude in 6.

    Highest recorded here: David #32 in 1996, Jude #11 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2020: Jude moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #56 and #57; by 2020 that had become #60 and #53.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: David #73, Jude #14.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    David held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Jude in 14.

    Highest recorded here: David #9 in 1997, Jude #6 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2012: Jude moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #48 and #54; by 2012 that had become #53 and #35.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: David #104, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving David

Pairs where David shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jude

Pairs where Jude shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top →

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of David, Jude
FieldDavidJude
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningCommonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root.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.
OriginBiblical HebrewHebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪvɪd//dʒuːd/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #45 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #14 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • David is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin, while Jude is recorded with a Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms origin.
  • David and Jude both have 2 syllables.
  • David'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

David

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #167 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1952–2018

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1961 (recorded 1952–2018).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #73 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Jude

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls