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Judith

Girl

Meaning of Judith: Hebrew: 'woman from Judea'

Judith is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 773rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#773

344 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

455,955

First recorded 1880 · peak 1943

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 673 babies1982: 716 babies1983: 621 babies1984: 576 babies1985: 551 babies1986: 542 babies1987: 536 babies1988: 524 babies1989: 525 babies1990: 545 babies19901991: 569 babies1992: 534 babies1993: 568 babies1994: 489 babies1995: 486 babies1996: 471 babies1997: 489 babies1998: 455 babies1999: 487 babies2000: 415 babies20002001: 447 babies2002: 442 babies2003: 427 babies2004: 530 babies2005: 526 babies2006: 506 babies2007: 453 babies2008: 416 babies2009: 371 babies2010: 304 babies20102011: 318 babies2012: 293 babies2013: 252 babies2014: 281 babies2015: 293 babies2016: 317 babies2017: 322 babies2018: 324 babies2019: 331 babies2020: 289 babies20202021: 275 babies2022: 316 babies2023: 298 babies2024: 329 babies2025: 344 babies
US babies named Judith per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 716.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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