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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 381 girlsAKMaine: #195 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 966 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedNHWashington: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedMNIllinois: #236 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,315 girlsILWisconsin: #244 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsWIMichigan: #329 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,281 girlsMINew York: #153 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 770 girlsNYMassachusetts: #175 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 956 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,806 girlsIAIndiana: #256 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsINOhio: #290 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsOHPennsylvania: #218 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsPANew Jersey: #154 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 710 girlsNJConnecticut: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsCTCalifornia: #219 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsCAUtah: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsUTColorado: #368 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,239 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedNEMissouri: #319 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsMOKentucky: #248 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsKYWest Virginia: #206 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsWVVirginia: #237 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsVAMaryland: #295 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,686 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedDEArizona: #286 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsAZNew Mexico: #209 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 862 girlsNMKansas: #333 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,008 girlsKSArkansas: #367 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,135 girlsARTennessee: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #380 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #389 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,507 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedMSAlabama: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,756 girlsALGeorgia: #297 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Judith, so not publishedHITexas: #297 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsTXFlorida: #289 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#120 · 1 in 381
  2. New York#153 · 1 in 770
  3. New Jersey#154 · 1 in 710
  4. Massachusetts#175 · 1 in 956
  5. Maine#195 · 1 in 966

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#12051 in 381
New York#1531341 in 770
New Jersey#154531 in 710
Massachusetts#175321 in 956
Maine#19561 in 966
West Virginia#206111 in 1,015
New Mexico#20991 in 862
Pennsylvania#218531 in 1,261
California#2191211 in 1,129
Illinois#236531 in 1,315
Virginia#237221 in 1,261
Wisconsin#244171 in 1,616
Kentucky#248161 in 1,424
Indiana#256231 in 1,518
Connecticut#27391 in 1,582
Arizona#286111 in 1,397
Florida#289291 in 1,507
Ohio#290381 in 1,845
Maryland#295111 in 1,686
Georgia#297191 in 1,737
Texas#297581 in 1,646
Missouri#319141 in 2,119
Michigan#329251 in 2,281
Kansas#33361 in 2,008
Tennessee#354111 in 2,499
Utah#35951 in 2,343
Washington#35991 in 2,183
Iowa#36361 in 2,806
Arkansas#36761 in 2,135
Colorado#36871 in 2,239
North Carolina#380121 in 2,820
South Carolina#38971 in 2,507
Louisiana#426101 in 2,483
Alabama#49661 in 3,756
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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 1974

girls
#282
892 births · 1 in 1,645 girls

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #282Judith892
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,645 of them was named Judith, which outranked 97.2% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judith
  1. #279Jackie913
  2. #280Priscilla904
  3. #281Rochelle899
  4. #282Judith892
  5. #283Tabitha887
  6. #284Raquel862
  7. #285Irene846
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →