Jude vs Sheila

Jude and Sheilacompared 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 2022, Jude was ranked #905 and Sheila #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jude was ranked #1894 and Sheila #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Jude and Sheila over time

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

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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 Sheila changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1894 and #4192.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Sheila in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jude #918 in 2001, Sheila #1502 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #1894, Sheila #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1964–2022
Jude held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sheila in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jude #231 in 1969, Sheila #37 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jude #905, Sheila #905.

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.

Jude vs Graham
In 1965 they stood at #129 and #137 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2023 they were #95 and #770.
Jude · Graham · 44 shared years, 1965–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jude vs Garry
In 1965 they stood at #129 and #129 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 0 places apart; by 2009 they were #163 and #701.
Jude · Garry · 35 shared years, 1965–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jude vs Jonathan
Over 52 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jude rose about as far as Jonathan fell — from #129 and #137 in 1965 to #61 and #223 in 2025.
Jude · Jonathan · 52 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jude vs Dean
Over 51 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Jude rose about as far as Dean fell — from #139 and #229 in 1966 to #61 and #432 in 2025.
Jude · Dean · 51 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jude, Sheila
Field	Jude	Sheila
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, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)
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); Sheila does not have one recorded yet.
Jude and Sheila both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Jude; Sheila doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Sheila

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #535 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls