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, 2018–2025
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
| Field | Jude | Tomás |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #54 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #95 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Tomás
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys