Jude vs Phyllis
Jude and Phylliscompared 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 1981, Jude was ranked #471 and Phyllis #363 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jude was ranked #1894 and Phyllis #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Jude and Phyllis over time
Jude and Phyllis appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Phyllis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Phyllis changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1981, ending at #471 and #363.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jude #918 in 2001, Phyllis #3262 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2001–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Phyllis in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jude #918 in 2001, Phyllis #3262 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #1894, Phyllis #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1964–1981
Jude held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Phyllis in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jude #231 in 1969, Phyllis #226 in 1966.
The order changed in 1980: Phyllis moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #348 and #428; by 1980 that had become #542 and #401.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Jude #471, Phyllis #363.
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 | Phyllis |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Phyllis does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Phyllis both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Phyllis doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Phyllis
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls