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Jude vs Tomás

Jude and Tomáscompared 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 · Boys

    In 2025, Jude was ranked #61 and Tomás #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Jude and Tomás over time

Jude and Tomás appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Tomás 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.

Tomás reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 20182025

    Jude held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tomás in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Jude #61 in 2025, Tomás #77 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2025: Jude moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #83 and #81; by 2025 that had become #61 and #95.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jude #61, Tomás #95.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Jude, Tomás
FieldJudeTomás
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
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.Not yet recorded
OriginHebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament formsNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/dʒuːd/Not yet recorded
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEIE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jude has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms); Tomás does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jude has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tomás.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jude; Tomás doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in 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 #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Tomás

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2018

    First recorded at #89 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2018–2025

    Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2018–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys