Jude vs Paddy
Jude and Paddycompared 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, Jude was ranked #6 and Paddy #216 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #11 and Paddy #785 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jude was ranked #61 and Paddy #99 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jude and Paddy over time
Jude and Paddy appear together in 3 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Paddy in 1.
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.
Paddy 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Jude moved ahead of Paddy in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #119 and #104 the year before became #95 and #96.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Paddy changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1995 and 2025, ending at #61 and #99.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jude and Paddy averaged 31.6 places apart, ending at #61 and #99.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jude #6 in 2024, Paddy #216 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Paddy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jude #11 in 2024, Paddy #680 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #11, Paddy #785.
Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1995–2025
Jude held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Paddy in 21.
Highest recorded here: Jude #61 in 2025, Paddy #96 in 2023.
The order changed in 2023: Jude moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #119 and #104; by 2023 that had become #95 and #96.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #61, Paddy #99.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2007–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Paddy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jude #6 in 2024, Paddy #216 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #6, Paddy #216.
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 | Paddy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Paddy does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Paddy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Paddy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Paddy
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #271 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1988–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #99 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys