Jude vs Sheena
Jude and Sheenacompared 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 2012, Jude was ranked #907 and Sheena #560 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Jude was ranked #1995 and Sheena #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Jude and Sheena over time
Jude and Sheena appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 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 Sheena changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2017, ending at #1995 and #5765.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2017
Jude held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Sheena in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jude #918 in 2001, Sheena #802 in 1996.
The order changed in 2006: Jude moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #1690 and #1690; by 2006 that had become #1748 and #2137.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Jude #1995, Sheena #5765.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1964–2012
Jude held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sheena in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jude #231 in 1969, Sheena #193 in 1973.
The order changed in 2012: Sheena moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #502 and #635; by 2012 that had become #907 and #560.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Jude #907, Sheena #560.
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 | Sheena |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #734 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| 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); Sheena does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Sheena both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Sheena 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
Sheena
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 recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls