Jude vs Juliet
Jude and Julietcompared 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 · Girls
In 2023, Jude was ranked #727 and Juliet #339 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Jude was ranked #541 and Juliet #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Jude was ranked #1892 and Juliet #661 among girls in England and Wales.
Jude and Juliet over time
Jude and Juliet appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Juliet held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jude in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Juliet changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2023, ending at #727 and #339.
- Longest-running competitions
Jude and Juliet were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1892 and #661.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Jude held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Juliet in 30.
Highest recorded here: Jude #918 in 2001, Juliet #380 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #1892, Juliet #661.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1964–2023
Jude held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Juliet in 12.
Highest recorded here: Jude #231 in 1969, Juliet #178 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Jude #727, Juliet #339.
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 | Jude | Juliet |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dʒuːd/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #14 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Juliet does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Juliet both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Juliet doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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
Juliet
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls