BabyNameScore

Yehuda

yeh·hoo·DAH · 3 syllables

Yehuda is distinctive.

90/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Clear, with one common misreading

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

DOCUMENTED USE
Masculine
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORM
Judah
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

  1. יְהוּדָה (Hebrew). Judah/Yehuda was, per the Hebrew Bible, the fourth of the twelve sons of Jacob by Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah, whose descendants formed the Kingdom of Judah in southern Israel; King David and, in Christian tradition, Jesus are described as descending from Judah's line through Judah and Tamar.
  2. Mythological and religious contextAs the modern Hebrew form of Judah, Yehuda carries the same Old Testament lineage significance: Judah is one of the twelve sons of Jacob/Israel, and his tribe (Judah) gives its name to the Kingdom of Judah and, ultimately, to the terms "Jew" and "Judaism."
POPULARITY

Yehuda over time

United States
#741RANK

Rank #741 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #741 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

yeh·hoo·DAH

STRESS ON THE THIRD SYLLABLE

OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • JudahEN
  • YehudahHebrew variant spelling
  • Judas (Biblical Greek/Latin New Testament form)
  • Jude (English New Testament form)
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Three syllables and phonetically straightforward within Hebrew-speaking or Jewish-community contexts, though English-speaking children and teachers unfamiliar with Hebrew phonology may need the pronunciation modeled for them.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Reads as a distinctly Hebrew/Jewish given name for an adult in the US, carrying strong religious and cultural legibility within Jewish communities while remaining less familiar to the general US population than its English form Judah.

Names around it

JudahJude
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Yehuda is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

See how it works with a surname.

Yehuda