Given name
Judea
“woman from Judea”
Judea is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Judea is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Judea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 637
- 152 boys · 485 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #6,672 for girls · #10,166 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,672 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 481 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Judea’s family of names
Judea has a related form in Judy. In English usage, Judea has a related form in JUDAYAH.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 17
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Judea
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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