Jude vs Raphael
Jude and Raphaelcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #11 and Raphael #158 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #12 and Raphael #268 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Jude was ranked #17 and Raphael #326 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jude was ranked #61 and Raphael #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1964, Jude was ranked #234 and Raphael #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Jude and Raphael over time
Jude and Raphael appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Jude held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Raphael 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.
Raphael 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Raphael changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1965 and 2025, ending at #61 and #468.
- Longest-running competitions
Jude and Raphael were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 44 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #61 and #468.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Jude #11 in 2024, Raphael #156 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys44 shared years, 1965–2025
Jude held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Raphael in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jude #61 in 2025, Raphael #170 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #61, Raphael #468.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Raphael in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jude #11 in 2024, Raphael #156 in 2023.
The order changed in 1998: Jude moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #505 and #399; by 1998 that had become #415 and #437.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #11, Raphael #158.
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 | Raphael |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | Norway · Boys #415 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| 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); Raphael does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Raphael both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Raphael 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 #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Raphael
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #156 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys