Garry vs Jude
Garry 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Garry was ranked #727 and Jude #12 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Garry was ranked #4991 and Jude #15 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2002, Garry was ranked #281 and Jude #92 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Garry was ranked #701 and Jude #163 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Garry and Jude over time
Garry and Jude appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Garry and Jude were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1965 to 2009, ending at #701 and #163.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1965 they stood at #129 and #129 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 0 places apart; by 2009 they were #701 and #163.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1965–2009
Garry held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Jude in 8.
Highest recorded here: Garry #82 in 1982, Jude #110 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Garry #701, Jude #163.
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Garry held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jude in 25.
Highest recorded here: Garry #573 in 1996, Jude #15 in 2023.
The order changed in 1997: Jude moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #573 and #654; by 1997 that had become #914 and #505.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Garry #4991, Jude #15.
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 | Garry | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) | 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); Garry does not have one recorded yet.
- Garry and Jude both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Garry 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
Garry
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1974
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1974).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · 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