Judah - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Judah \j(u)-dah\ is pronounced JOO-dah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the praised one". Biblical: Judah was the fourth of Jacob's 12 sons. Judas, the Greek form of Judah, is very rarely used, due to the infamy of Judas Iscariot.

Judah has 4 variant forms: Jody, Jud, Judd and Jude.

For more information, see also the related name Yehudi.

Baby names that sound like Judah are Jediah and Jada.

Judah is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Judah. Click here to compare Judah with related baby names.