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Jude vs Pamela

Jude and Pamelacompared 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 2017, Jude was ranked #734 and Pamela #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Jude was ranked #1892 and Pamela #2605 among girls in England and Wales.

Jude and Pamela over time

Jude and Pamela appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Jude and Pamela changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1892 and #2605.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jude and Pamela were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1892 and #2605.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Jude held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Pamela in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #918 in 2001, Pamela #891 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2022: Jude moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2073 and #1628; by 2022 that had become #1849 and #3148.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #1892, Pamela #2605.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1964–2017

    Jude held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Pamela in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #231 in 1969, Pamela #30 in 1980.

    The order changed in 2006: Jude moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #655 and #362; by 2006 that had become #502 and #764.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Jude #734, Pamela #873.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jude

Pairs where Jude shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Pamela

Pairs where Pamela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jude, Pamela
FieldJudePamela
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningCommonly 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
OriginHebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament formsNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/dʒuːd/
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #14 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2605 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Pamela does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jude has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Pamela.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jude; Pamela doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Jude

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Pamela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #20 among girls 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 · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1964

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1964).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls