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Jude vs Thomas

Jude and Thomascompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Jude was ranked #6 and Thomas #11 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Jude was ranked #12 and Thomas #20 among boys in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2025, Jude was ranked #54 and Thomas #13 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Jude was ranked #14 and Thomas #35 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Jude was ranked #61 and Thomas #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Jude and Thomas over time

Jude and Thomas appear together in 4 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Thomas held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jude in 0.

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.

Thomas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2023, Jude moved ahead of Thomas in England and Wales · Boys — #32 and #19 the year before became #15 and #19.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Jude and Thomas averaged 48.7 places apart, ending at #6 and #11.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jude and Thomas were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #14 and #35.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys52 shared years, 1965–2025

    Jude held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Thomas in 52.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #61 in 2025, Thomas #5 in 1965.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #61, Thomas #16.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Jude held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Thomas in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #11 in 2024, Thomas #2 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2023: Jude moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #32 and #19; by 2023 that had become #15 and #19.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #14, Thomas #35.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Jude held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Thomas in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #6 in 2024, Thomas #6 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2024: Jude moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #13 and #12; by 2024 that had become #6 and #11.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #6, Thomas #11.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys9 shared years, 2017–2025

    Jude held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Thomas in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #50 in 2024, Thomas #6 in 2018.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #54, Thomas #13.

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.

Other comparisons involving Thomas

Pairs where Thomas shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jude, Thomas
FieldJudeThomas
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningCommonly 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.The Greek form of the Aramaic name meaning 'twin'.
OriginHebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament formsAramaic, via Greek
Pronunciation/dʒuːd//ˈtɑməs/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #14 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #13 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jude is recorded with a Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms origin, while Thomas is recorded with a Aramaic, via Greek origin.
  • Jude and Thomas both have 2 syllables.
  • Jude's recorded meaning differs from Thomas's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Jude

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Thomas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #177 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys