Judith

#788 for girls in 2025, 344 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #8,700
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1940 · 22,385 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
454,714
since 1880

Judith over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #4, 1940girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#788344—
2024#830329—
2023#897298—
2022#880316—
2021#953275—
2020#907289—
2019#823331—
2018#835324—
2017#845322—
2016#887317—
2015#928293—
2014#954281—
2013#994252—
2012#897293—
2011#831318—
2010#873304—
2009#766371—
2008#715416—
2007#654453—
2006#579506—
2005#546526—
2004#538530—
2003#629427—
2002#586442—
2001#574447—
2000#611415—
1999#523487—
1998#547455—
1997#504489—
1996#508471—
1995#505486—
1994#506489—
1993#443563#8,7005
1992#468528#7,4226
1991#452561#5,9428
1990#453545—
1989#469515#4,81110
1988#439518#6,4266
1987#425526#4,23910
1986#414532#4,13010
1985#408551—
1984#386568#4,5528
1983#367614#4,9077
1982#339708#4,5938
1981#350668#6,2625
1980#386597—
1979#370611—
1978#345629—
1977#333707#4,5827
1976#308746—
1975#284852—
1974#282892—
1973#2501,012#3,6948
1972#2201,262#3,9637
1971#2061,452#4,3756
1970#1931,669#2,50914
1969#1572,073#2,86110
1968#1402,294#2,31113
1967#1302,663#2,61110
1966#1103,215#2,7849
1965#1023,580#2,61710
1964#984,190#2,04016
1963#914,743#2,67310
1962#865,183#2,36412
1961#835,690#2,70610
1960#746,149#2,04216
1959#706,566#1,80620
1958#627,102#2,8189
1957#538,024#1,58325
1956#459,115#1,82119
1955#3110,436#1,68221
1954#3011,195#1,70620
1953#3011,969#1,70920
1952#2514,064#1,58223
1951#2514,935#1,59822
1950#2115,352#1,74618
1949#1617,610#1,50124
1948#1517,787#1,37828
1947#1221,996#1,15939
1946#1022,310#85659
1945#920,192#81758
1944#922,431#77465
1943#725,214#67789
1942#724,792#74075
1941#623,320#64091
1940#422,385#67082
1939#816,625#68575
1938#1210,878#97742
1937#346,146#1,09435
1936#434,580#2,06212
1935#543,872#2,7198
1934#942,459#2,9737
1933#1191,869#3,2686
1932#1441,433—
1931#1671,098—
1930#202944#3,0228
1929#242659—
1928#251641—
1927#265622—
1926#260651—
1925#285555—
1924#315450—
1923#299461—
1922#321412—
1921#351351—
1920#341370—
1919#372303—
1918#356331—
1917#381280—
1916#359295—
1915#380254—
1914#414164—
1913#423137—
1912#431118—
1911#41495—
1910#49567—
1909#48858—
1908#51150—
1907#48953—
1906#54941—
1905#56438—
1904#53738—
1903#56533—
1902#49041—
1901#64524—
1900#44956—
1899#49835—
1898#46544—
1897#47037—
1896#46738—
1895#52032—
1894#47535—
1893#53527—
1892#55425—
1891#48328—
1890#55822—
1889#54322—
1888#63616—
1887#51219—
1886#60614—
1885#57614—
1884#46319—
1883#49915—
1882#6788—
1881#53910—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Judith was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Judith is popular in 1931

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedAKMaine: #204 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 988 girlsNDMinnesota: #140 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 853 girlsMNIllinois: #119 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 659 girlsILWisconsin: #108 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 641 girlsWIMichigan: #135 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 837 girlsMINew York: #78 for girls · 266 births · 1 in 341 girlsNYMassachusetts: #90 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 447 girlsMARhode Island: #136 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 747 girlsRIOregon: #176 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,012 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedSDIowa: #181 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,220 girlsIAIndiana: #92 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 415 girlsINOhio: #127 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 674 girlsOHPennsylvania: #153 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsPANew Jersey: #109 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 540 girlsNJConnecticut: #77 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 324 girlsCTCalifornia: #223 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedCONebraska: #224 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,530 girlsNEMissouri: #268 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,075 girlsMOKentucky: #249 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsKYWest Virginia: #163 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 817 girlsWVVirginia: #212 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,329 girlsVAMaryland: #162 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedDEArizona: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 649 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedNMKansas: #165 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 878 girlsKSArkansas: #384 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsARTennessee: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,918 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #244 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #360 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,692 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #117 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 594 girlsDCOklahoma: #262 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,568 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedMSAlabama: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,560 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedGAHawaii: #128 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 476 girlsHITexas: #423 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,958 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#77 · 1 in 324
  2. New York#78 · 1 in 341
  3. Massachusetts#90 · 1 in 447
  4. Indiana#92 · 1 in 415
  5. Wisconsin#108 · 1 in 641

Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 1941.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#77321 in 324
New York#782661 in 341
Massachusetts#90671 in 447
Indiana#92571 in 415
Wisconsin#108361 in 641
New Jersey#109511 in 540
District of Columbia#11761 in 594
Illinois#119801 in 659
Ohio#127701 in 674
Hawaii#12871 in 476
Michigan#135461 in 837
Rhode Island#13661 in 747
Minnesota#140231 in 853
Pennsylvania#153701 in 1,105
Maryland#162111 in 1,074
West Virginia#163211 in 817
Kansas#165161 in 878
Arizona#16961 in 649
Oregon#17651 in 1,012
North Dakota#17961 in 988
Iowa#181151 in 1,220
Maine#20451 in 1,273
Virginia#212171 in 1,329
California#223261 in 1,350
Nebraska#22471 in 1,530
North Carolina#244191 in 1,777
Kentucky#249161 in 1,625
Oklahoma#262141 in 1,568
Missouri#268131 in 2,075
Tennessee#33091 in 2,918
South Carolina#36051 in 3,692
Alabama#37081 in 3,560
Arkansas#38461 in 2,930
Texas#423191 in 2,958
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Judith
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 42 spots since 2024 (#830 → #788)
  • 119 spots since 2020 (#907 → #788)
  • 140 spots since 2015 (#928 → #788)
  • Biggest jump: 297 spots in 1881 (#836 → #539)
  • Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1901 (#449 → #645)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1940 at #4 (22,385 births)
  • Births halved by 1955, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 8 yrs
  • Top 10: 8 yrs · run 1939–1946
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1934–1964
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 51
  • Highest: 1 in 51 girls born in 1940 were named Judith (2.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,672 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 48.0% of all girls named Judith (218,037) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s142#463 (1884)#589
1890s323#465 (1898)#503
1900s432#449 (1900)#529
1910s2,044#356 (1918)#403
1920s5,172#242 (1929)#293
1930s49,904#8 (1939)#88
1940s218,037#4 (1940)#10
1950s108,758#21 (1950)#39
1960s39,780#74 (1960)#107
1970s9,832#193 (1970)#279
1980s5,797#339 (1982)#398
1990s5,074#443 (1993)#491
2000s4,533#538 (2004)#620
2010s3,035#823 (2019)#887
2020s1,851#788 (2025)#876

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Judith in 1931

girls
#167
1,098 births · 1 in 970 girls

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #167Judith1,098
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 970 of them was named Judith, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judith
  1. #164Ramona1,130
  2. #165Caroline1,125
  3. #166Inez1,111
  4. #167Judith1,098
  5. #167Hilda1,098
  6. #169Fannie1,094
  7. #170Rebecca1,089
  8. #171Opal1,088

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1931 →