Judith

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1943 with 25,214 babies (rank #7 that year). In 2024 it was given to 326 girls (rank #832). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

455,602

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

25,214

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Judith

Judith Butlerqueer theorist · b. 1956
Judith Resnikengineer · b. 1949
Judith Leysterpainter · b. 1609
Judith Andersonfilm actor · b. 1897
Judith Barsiactor · b. 1978

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#882
1881	10	#561
1882	8	#713
1883	15	#505
1884	19	#469
1885	14	#594
1886	14	#622
1887	19	#519
1888	16	#652
1889	22	#549
1890	22	#567
1891	28	#490
1892	25	#558
1893	27	#539
1894	35	#480
1895	32	#525
1896	38	#474
1897	37	#473
1898	44	#469
1899	35	#503
1900	56	#451
1901	24	#653
1902	41	#497
1903	33	#567
1904	38	#540
1905	38	#568
1906	41	#550
1907	53	#492
1908	50	#515
1909	58	#489
1910	67	#498
1911	95	#414
1912	118	#433
1913	137	#423
1914	164	#416
1915	254	#381
1916	295	#359
1917	280	#381
1918	331	#357
1919	303	#373
1920	370	#341
1921	351	#351
1922	412	#322
1923	461	#299
1924	450	#315
1925	554	#285
1926	651	#260
1927	622	#266
1928	641	#252
1929	659	#242
1930	944	#202
1931	1,098	#168
1932	1,433	#144
1933	1,869	#119
1934	2,459	#94
1935	3,873	#54
1936	4,580	#43
1937	6,146	#34
1938	10,878	#12
1939	16,626	#8
1940	22,385	#4
1941	23,318	#6
1942	24,792	#7
1943	25,214	#7
1944	22,431	#9
1945	20,192	#9
1946	22,310	#10
1947	21,996	#12
1948	17,787	#15
1949	17,610	#16
1950	15,352	#21
1951	14,936	#25
1952	14,064	#25
1953	11,968	#30
1954	11,195	#30
1955	10,434	#31
1956	9,115	#45
1957	8,022	#53
1958	7,104	#62
1959	6,566	#70
1960	6,150	#74
1961	5,689	#83
1962	5,182	#86
1963	4,743	#91
1964	4,191	#98
1965	3,579	#102
1966	3,215	#110
1967	2,663	#130
1968	2,293	#140
1969	2,074	#157
1970	1,669	#193
1971	1,452	#207
1972	1,262	#221
1973	1,012	#250
1974	893	#282
1975	852	#284
1976	746	#309
1977	708	#333
1978	629	#346
1979	611	#371
1980	597	#386
1981	668	#351
1982	708	#339
1983	614	#367
1984	568	#386
1985	551	#408
1986	532	#414
1987	526	#425
1988	518	#439
1989	515	#469
1990	545	#453
1991	561	#452
1992	528	#468
1993	563	#443
1994	489	#508
1995	486	#505
1996	471	#508
1997	489	#504
1998	455	#547
1999	487	#523
2000	415	#612
2001	447	#574
2002	442	#586
2003	427	#630
2004	530	#538
2005	526	#546
2006	506	#579
2007	453	#655
2008	416	#716
2009	370	#768
2010	304	#873
2011	318	#831
2012	293	#898
2013	252	#994
2014	281	#954
2015	293	#929
2016	317	#888
2017	322	#846
2018	324	#838
2019	331	#823
2020	289	#908
2021	275	#953
2022	316	#883
2023	295	#905
2024	326	#832