Johann vs Jude
Johann 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Johann was ranked #2440 and Jude #14 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Johann was ranked #741 and Jude #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Johann and Jude over time
Johann and Jude appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Johann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Johann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Johann and Jude were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2440 and #14.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Johann #196 in 1974, Jude #154 in 1976.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Johann held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jude in 30.
Highest recorded here: Johann #1270 in 2012, Jude #11 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Johann #2440, Jude #14.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 1972–2020
Johann held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Jude in 11.
Highest recorded here: Johann #196 in 1974, Jude #154 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Johann #741, Jude #198.
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 | Johann | 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #501 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 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); Johann does not have one recorded yet.
- Johann and Jude both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Johann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Johann
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #370 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1972–2020
Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1972–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
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 #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls