Dermott vs Jude
Dermott 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1983, Dermott was ranked #226 and Jude #282 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Dermott and Jude over time
Dermott and Jude appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dermott 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.
Dermott 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 Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Dermott #137 in 1965, Jude #110 in 1967.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1965–1983
Dermott held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jude in 11.
Highest recorded here: Dermott #137 in 1965, Jude #110 in 1967.
The order changed in 1983: Dermott moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #286 and #268; by 1983 that had become #226 and #282.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Dermott #226, Jude #282.
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 | Dermott | Jude |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | 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 | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #269 (1985) | 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) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Dermott does not have one recorded yet.
- Dermott and Jude both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Dermott doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Dermott
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #137 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #269 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · 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