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Judith

Girls' name · Mid-century

Living in the US
~307,400 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#788 among girls
Births in 2025
344 455,955 since 1880
Typical age
76 years, median

Judith popularity over time

Judith rank by birth year, 1880–2025Judith ranked #836 in 1880 and #788 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #4, in 1940.#10#100#1,000#788best #4 in 194018901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Judith was used most in 1943, when 25,303 babies were given the name. The name is already in use in 1880, where the data begins. It has held a top-100 place in 31 separate years.

The 2025 position is #788, on 344 births. It climbed 42 places against the previous year.

Babies named Judith per yearPeaks at 25,303 births in 1943.25,303 in 1943018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Judith?

An estimated 307,400 living Americans are called Judith. SSA has recorded 455,955 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Judith?

Median age among living Judiths: 76. Most living bearers were born in the 1940s. By the site’s era rules that makes Judith a mid-century name.

Your Judith

Ages of living people named JudithHalf of living Judiths are older than 76 and half younger.median 76020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Judith is most common

Relative to births, Kentucky carries 2.0× the national share of Judiths. Texas, Arizona and Tennessee follow.

Where Judith is used more than average5 states use the name Judith more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: 1.3× the national rateCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: 2.0× the national rateKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: 1.4× the national rateAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: 1.4× the national rateTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: 1.4× the national rateTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Judith is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Kentucky 68 2.0×
Texas 441 1.4×
Arizona 81 1.4×
Tennessee 84 1.4×
California 448 1.3×

Judith in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Judith ranked #1,362 in 2025 on 23 births. That is 53% higher than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Judith comes from

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (“woman from Judea, Jewess”). Doublet of Yehudit.

Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.

Notable people named Judith

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Judith Butler American feminist gender studies philosopher 1956 89
Judith Resnik American engineer and astronaut 1949–1986 51
Judith Leyster Dutch Golden Age painter 1609–1660 43
Judith Anderson Australian stage and screen actress 1897–1992 42
Judith Barsi American child actress 1978–1988 39
Judith Suminwa DR Congolese politician 1967 34
Judith of Flanders queen consort of Wessex and countess of Flanders 844 33
Judith Godrèche French actress 1972 32
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The sharpest rise. Births under this name jumped from 6,181 in 1937 to 10,920 in 1938 — 1.8 times over in a single year.

Birth records contain the rise and nothing about its cause. This site does not supply one.

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

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