Jude vs Tommy
Jude and Tommycompared 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 Tommy #20 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #11 and Tommy #39 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Jude was ranked #12 and Tommy #20 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Jude was ranked #61 and Tommy #27 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Jude was ranked #54 and Tommy #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1997, Jude was ranked #1234 and Tommy #3824 among girls in England and Wales.
Jude and Tommy over time
Jude and Tommy appear together in 3 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Tommy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jude in 1.
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.
Tommy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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 Tommy in England and Wales · Boys — #32 and #23 the year before became #15 and #26.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jude and Tommy changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #11 and #39.
- Longest-running competitions
Jude and Tommy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 35 years, from 1983 to 2025, ending at #61 and #27.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Jude #6 in 2024, Tommy #11 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys35 shared years, 1983–2025
Jude held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Tommy in 28.
Highest recorded here: Jude #61 in 2025, Tommy #21 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #61, Tommy #27.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Tommy in 17.
Highest recorded here: Jude #11 in 2024, Tommy #22 in 2020.
The order changed in 2023: Jude moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #32 and #23; by 2023 that had become #15 and #26.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #11, Tommy #39.
Northern Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1999–2024
Jude held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tommy in 5.
Highest recorded here: Jude #6 in 2024, Tommy #11 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jude #6, Tommy #20.
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 | Tommy |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| 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); Tommy does not have one recorded yet.
- Jude and Tommy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jude; Tommy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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
Tommy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #268 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1999–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #97 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys