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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1940 · 22,385 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 454,714since 1880
Judith over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #788 | 344 | — | |
| 2024 | #830 | 329 | — | |
| 2023 | #897 | 298 | — | |
| 2022 | #880 | 316 | — | |
| 2021 | #953 | 275 | — | |
| 2020 | #907 | 289 | — | |
| 2019 | #823 | 331 | — | |
| 2018 | #835 | 324 | — | |
| 2017 | #845 | 322 | — | |
| 2016 | #887 | 317 | — | |
| 2015 | #928 | 293 | — | |
| 2014 | #954 | 281 | — | |
| 2013 | #994 | 252 | — | |
| 2012 | #897 | 293 | — | |
| 2011 | #831 | 318 | — | |
| 2010 | #873 | 304 | — | |
| 2009 | #766 | 371 | — | |
| 2008 | #715 | 416 | — | |
| 2007 | #654 | 453 | — | |
| 2006 | #579 | 506 | — | |
| 2005 | #546 | 526 | — | |
| 2004 | #538 | 530 | — | |
| 2003 | #629 | 427 | — | |
| 2002 | #586 | 442 | — | |
| 2001 | #574 | 447 | — | |
| 2000 | #611 | 415 | — | |
| 1999 | #523 | 487 | — | |
| 1998 | #547 | 455 | — | |
| 1997 | #504 | 489 | — | |
| 1996 | #508 | 471 | — | |
| 1995 | #505 | 486 | — | |
| 1994 | #506 | 489 | — | |
| 1993 | #443 | 563 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #468 | 528 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #452 | 561 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #453 | 545 | — | |
| 1989 | #469 | 515 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #439 | 518 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #425 | 526 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #414 | 532 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #408 | 551 | — | |
| 1984 | #386 | 568 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #367 | 614 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #339 | 708 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #350 | 668 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #386 | 597 | — | |
| 1979 | #370 | 611 | — | |
| 1978 | #345 | 629 | — | |
| 1977 | #333 | 707 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #308 | 746 | — | |
| 1975 | #284 | 852 | — | |
| 1974 | #282 | 892 | — | |
| 1973 | #250 | 1,012 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #220 | 1,262 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #206 | 1,452 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #193 | 1,669 | #2,509 | 14 |
| 1969 | #157 | 2,073 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #140 | 2,294 | #2,311 | 13 |
| 1967 | #130 | 2,663 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #110 | 3,215 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #102 | 3,580 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #98 | 4,190 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1963 | #91 | 4,743 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1962 | #86 | 5,183 | #2,364 | 12 |
| 1961 | #83 | 5,690 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #74 | 6,149 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #70 | 6,566 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #62 | 7,102 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #53 | 8,024 | #1,583 | 25 |
| 1956 | #45 | 9,115 | #1,821 | 19 |
| 1955 | #31 | 10,436 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1954 | #30 | 11,195 | #1,706 | 20 |
| 1953 | #30 | 11,969 | #1,709 | 20 |
| 1952 | #25 | 14,064 | #1,582 | 23 |
| 1951 | #25 | 14,935 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1950 | #21 | 15,352 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #16 | 17,610 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #15 | 17,787 | #1,378 | 28 |
| 1947 | #12 | 21,996 | #1,159 | 39 |
| 1946 | #10 | 22,310 | #856 | 59 |
| 1945 | #9 | 20,192 | #817 | 58 |
| 1944 | #9 | 22,431 | #774 | 65 |
| 1943 | #7 | 25,214 | #677 | 89 |
| 1942 | #7 | 24,792 | #740 | 75 |
| 1941 | #6 | 23,320 | #640 | 91 |
| 1940 | #4 | 22,385 | #670 | 82 |
| 1939 | #8 | 16,625 | #685 | 75 |
| 1938 | #12 | 10,878 | #977 | 42 |
| 1937 | #34 | 6,146 | #1,094 | 35 |
| 1936 | #43 | 4,580 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #54 | 3,872 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #94 | 2,459 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #119 | 1,869 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #144 | 1,433 | — | |
| 1931 | #167 | 1,098 | — | |
| 1930 | #202 | 944 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #242 | 659 | — | |
| 1928 | #251 | 641 | — | |
| 1927 | #265 | 622 | — | |
| 1926 | #260 | 651 | — | |
| 1925 | #285 | 555 | — | |
| 1924 | #315 | 450 | — | |
| 1923 | #299 | 461 | — | |
| 1922 | #321 | 412 | — | |
| 1921 | #351 | 351 | — | |
| 1920 | #341 | 370 | — | |
| 1919 | #372 | 303 | — | |
| 1918 | #356 | 331 | — | |
| 1917 | #381 | 280 | — | |
| 1916 | #359 | 295 | — | |
| 1915 | #380 | 254 | — | |
| 1914 | #414 | 164 | — | |
| 1913 | #423 | 137 | — | |
| 1912 | #431 | 118 | — | |
| 1911 | #414 | 95 | — | |
| 1910 | #495 | 67 | — | |
| 1909 | #488 | 58 | — | |
| 1908 | #511 | 50 | — | |
| 1907 | #489 | 53 | — | |
| 1906 | #549 | 41 | — | |
| 1905 | #564 | 38 | — | |
| 1904 | #537 | 38 | — | |
| 1903 | #565 | 33 | — | |
| 1902 | #490 | 41 | — | |
| 1901 | #645 | 24 | — | |
| 1900 | #449 | 56 | — | |
| 1899 | #498 | 35 | — | |
| 1898 | #465 | 44 | — | |
| 1897 | #470 | 37 | — | |
| 1896 | #467 | 38 | — | |
| 1895 | #520 | 32 | — | |
| 1894 | #475 | 35 | — | |
| 1893 | #535 | 27 | — | |
| 1892 | #554 | 25 | — | |
| 1891 | #483 | 28 | — | |
| 1890 | #558 | 22 | — | |
| 1889 | #543 | 22 | — | |
| 1888 | #636 | 16 | — | |
| 1887 | #512 | 19 | — | |
| 1886 | #606 | 14 | — | |
| 1885 | #576 | 14 | — | |
| 1884 | #463 | 19 | — | |
| 1883 | #499 | 15 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#178 · 1 in 938
- New York#243 · 1 in 1,347
- Virginia#245 · 1 in 1,465
- California#253 · 1 in 1,299
- Pennsylvania#281 · 1 in 1,886
Best ever in a state: #1 in Maine, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #178 | 5 | 1 in 938 |
| New York | #243 | 73 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Virginia | #245 | 19 | 1 in 1,465 |
| California | #253 | 118 | 1 in 1,299 |
| Pennsylvania | #281 | 35 | 1 in 1,886 |
| Maryland | #295 | 10 | 1 in 1,826 |
| New Jersey | #295 | 20 | 1 in 1,814 |
| West Virginia | #298 | 6 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Texas | #303 | 61 | 1 in 1,695 |
| Florida | #306 | 24 | 1 in 1,834 |
| Connecticut | #317 | 7 | 1 in 2,027 |
| Illinois | #318 | 35 | 1 in 2,026 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Oklahoma | #349 | 8 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Massachusetts | #350 | 11 | 1 in 2,696 |
| Indiana | #351 | 14 | 1 in 2,485 |
| Ohio | #352 | 25 | 1 in 2,758 |
| North Carolina | #355 | 13 | 1 in 2,490 |
| Wisconsin | #366 | 9 | 1 in 3,218 |
| Tennessee | #394 | 10 | 1 in 2,787 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Arizona | #404 | 7 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Kentucky | #412 | 7 | 1 in 3,413 |
| Michigan | #445 | 16 | 1 in 3,597 |
| Washington | #460 | 7 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Georgia | #473 | 10 | 1 in 3,225 |
| Colorado | #492 | 5 | 1 in 3,459 |
| South Carolina | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,410 |
| Louisiana | #591 | 7 | 1 in 3,931 |
| Missouri | #642 | 5 | 1 in 6,131 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 142 | #463 (1884) | #589 |
| 1890s | 323 | #465 (1898) | #503 |
| 1900s | 432 | #449 (1900) | #529 |
| 1910s | 2,044 | #356 (1918) | #403 |
| 1920s | 5,172 | #242 (1929) | #293 |
| 1930s | 49,904 | #8 (1939) | #88 |
| 1940s | 218,037 | #4 (1940) | #10 |
| 1950s | 108,758 | #21 (1950) | #39 |
| 1960s | 39,780 | #74 (1960) | #107 |
| 1970s | 9,832 | #193 (1970) | #279 |
| 1980s | 5,797 | #339 (1982) | #398 |
| 1990s | 5,074 | #443 (1993) | #491 |
| 2000s | 4,533 | #538 (2004) | #620 |
| 2010s | 3,035 | #823 (2019) | #887 |
| 2020s | 1,851 | #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 1978
girls
#345
629 births · 1 in 2,435 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,435 of them was named Judith, which outranked 97.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Judith
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.