Jude vs Rhonda
Jude and Rhondacompared 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 Rhonda #386 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1997, Jude was ranked #1234 and Rhonda #3174 among girls in England and Wales.
Jude and Rhonda over time
Jude and Rhonda appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Rhonda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jude 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jude #231 in 1969, Rhonda #221 in 1969.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1964–1981
Jude held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Rhonda in 9.
Highest recorded here: Jude #231 in 1969, Rhonda #221 in 1969.
The order changed in 1966: Rhonda moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #234 and #327; by 1966 that had become #276 and #256.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Jude #471, Rhonda #386.
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 | Rhonda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3174 (1997) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Rhonda does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Rhonda both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Rhonda 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
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
Rhonda
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #22 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
Highest recorded1952–1968
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1968).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996.
Republic of Ireland · Girls