Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Judge

#2,105 most common boys' name of all time · #5,036 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,105
Rank overall
#5,036 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
3,826
Since 2016
430
Peak year
1919 #811
Best rank
#341 1883
📖The word “judge” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 65/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Judge is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 49 49 #2,642
2024 — 46 46 #2,790
2023 — 42 42 #2,952
2022 — 48 48 #2,717
2021 — 53 53 #2,500
2020 — 35 35 #3,203
2019 — 43 43 #2,851
2018 — 39 39 #2,995
2017 — 45 45 #2,716
2016 — 30 30 #3,598
2015 — 27 27 #3,884
2014 — 25 25 #4,014
2013 — 16 16 #5,406
2012 — 22 22 #4,390
2011 — 18 18 #4,986
2010 — 29 29 #3,633
2009 — 21 21 #4,583
2008 — 13 13 #6,402
2007 — 19 19 #4,808
2006 — 23 23 #4,106
2005 — 23 23 #3,943
2004 — 26 26 #3,538
2003 — 26 26 #3,445
2002 — 13 13 #5,400
2001 — 27 27 #3,230
2000 — 16 16 #4,578
1999 — 27 27 #3,032
1998 — 18 18 #3,851
1997 — 9 9 #6,104
1996 — 22 22 #3,203
1995 — 14 14 #4,288
1994 — 17 17 #3,755
1993 — 12 12 #4,706
1992 — 14 14 #4,117
1991 — 10 10 #5,107
1990 — 10 10 #5,002
1989 — 10 10 #4,831
1988 — 17 17 #3,085
1987 — 9 9 #4,587
1986 — 12 12 #3,661
1985 — 14 14 #3,220
1984 — 10 10 #3,938
1982 — 14 14 #3,118
1981 — 11 11 #3,610
1980 — 10 10 #3,846
1979 — 11 11 #3,578
1978 — 12 12 #3,223
1977 — 10 10 #3,615
1976 — 12 12 #3,102
1975 — 17 17 #2,455
1974 — 9 9 #3,568
1973 — 12 12 #2,867
1972 — 10 10 #3,160
1971 — 5 5 #4,929
1970 — 15 15 #2,405
1969 — 10 10 #2,875
1968 — 13 13 #2,322
1967 — 12 12 #2,363
1966 — 11 11 #2,473
1965 — 14 14 #2,182
1964 — 10 10 #2,680
1963 — 12 12 #2,425
1962 — 15 15 #2,122
1961 — 16 16 #2,073
1960 — 22 22 #1,732
1959 — 19 19 #1,868
1958 — 20 20 #1,775
1957 — 27 27 #1,516
1956 — 21 21 #1,725
1955 — 21 21 #1,689
1954 — 30 30 #1,385
1953 — 38 38 #1,214
1952 — 34 34 #1,269
1951 — 40 40 #1,140
1950 — 27 27 #1,395
1949 — 30 30 #1,324
1948 — 29 29 #1,347
1947 — 28 28 #1,395
1946 — 31 31 #1,260
1945 — 32 32 #1,164
1944 — 25 25 #1,333
1943 — 32 32 #1,217
1942 — 24 24 #1,428
1941 — 30 30 #1,215
1940 — 40 40 #1,020
1939 — 20 20 #1,493
1938 — 41 41 #996
1937 — 30 30 #1,214
1936 — 35 35 #1,097
1935 — 39 39 #1,021
1934 — 54 54 #853
1933 — 30 30 #1,205
1932 — 45 45 #983
1931 — 47 47 #960
1930 — 52 52 #929
1929 — 47 47 #985
1928 — 30 30 #1,325
1927 — 56 56 #912
1926 — 64 64 #826
1925 — 58 58 #882
1924 — 62 62 #874
1923 — 55 55 #924
1922 — 60 60 #891
1921 — 52 52 #974
1920 — 65 65 #835
1919 — 65 65 #811
1918 — 62 62 #832
1917 — 59 59 #834
1916 — 58 58 #811
1915 — 49 49 #881
1914 — 34 34 #951
1913 — 38 38 #762
1912 — 44 44 #625
1911 — 15 15 #863
1910 — 37 37 #454
1909 — 29 29 #474
1908 — 14 14 #720
1907 — 17 17 #618
1906 — 22 22 #476
1905 — 16 16 #597
1904 — 21 21 #471
1903 — 16 16 #556
1902 — 18 18 #510
1901 — 5 5 #1,078
1900 — 27 27 #434
1899 — 12 12 #586
1898 — 21 21 #442
1897 — 15 15 #520
1896 — 14 14 #554
1895 — 22 22 #417
1894 — 14 14 #546
1893 — 19 19 #423
1892 — 20 20 #425
1891 — 25 25 #343
1890 — 15 15 #495
1889 — 20 20 #409
1888 — 23 23 #387
1887 — 18 18 #394
1886 — 20 20 #399
1885 — 16 16 #464
1884 — 21 21 #389
1883 — 24 24 #341
1882 — 20 20 #402
1881 — 14 14 #465
1880 — 25 25 #346