Jude vs Padhraig
Jude and Padhraigcompared 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 2002, Jude was ranked #92 and Padhraig #281 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1989, Jude was ranked #307 and Padhraig #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Jude and Padhraig over time
Jude and Padhraig appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Padhraig 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.
Jude reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Padhraig 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Padhraig changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1967 and 1989, ending at #307 and #278.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1967–1989
Jude held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Padhraig in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jude #110 in 1967, Padhraig #248 in 1982.
The order changed in 1989: Padhraig moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #203 and #303; by 1989 that had become #307 and #278.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Jude #307, Padhraig #278.
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 | Padhraig |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #281 (2002) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Padhraig does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Padhraig both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Padhraig doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Padhraig
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–1989
Highest recorded position: #248 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1982 (recorded 1967–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989.
Republic of Ireland · Boys