Judith

Judith

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Judith is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yəhūdīt, meaning "praised" and also more literally "Woman of Judea". It is the feminine form of Judah.

From Wikipedia

Judith first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 825 babies (rank #4 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Judith

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Judith yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,458

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

825

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	825	#4
1953	761	#5
1954	657	#8
1955	598	#9
1956	534	#13
1957	475	#18
1958	452	#19
1959	403	#25
1960	592	#23
1961	518	#29
1962	477	#29
1963	433	#31
1964	371	#38
1965	311	#42
1966	253	#49
1967	233	#53
1968	206	#64
1969	193	#70
1970	54	#105
1971	58	#107
1972	48	#110
2015	2	#695
2016	3	#458
2017	1	#1,753

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

825

1953

761

1954

657

1955

598

1956

534

#13

1957

475

#18

1958

452

#19

1959

403

#25

1960

592

#23

1961

518

#29

1962

477

#29

1963

433

#31

1964

371

#38

1965

311

#42

1966

253

#49

1967

233

#53

1968

206

#64

1969

193

#70

1970

#105

1971

#107

1972

#110

2015

#695

2016

#458

2017

#1,753

Meaning

Numerology of Judith

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Judith

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Year-by-Year Detail