Judith
Girl nameJudith has been given to 455,955 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1943 and currently ranks #790 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒuːdɪθ/
API Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”). Doublet of Yehudit.
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
455,955
Peak year
1943 (25,303 babies)
Rank in 2025
#790 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +17%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Judith
Judi Dench
English actress (born 1934)
Judith Butler
American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)
Judy Holliday
American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)
Judith Resnik
American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Judith.
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