Judge comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Opinion protector or decision maker..
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How popular is Judge?
1919peak year
Today, Judge is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3047), with only about 41 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1919, 65 babies were given the name (ranked #815 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Judge's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 3,777 babies have been registered as Judge since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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