Judith Girl
How popular is Judith?
#788 girl name in 2025
344 baby girls were named Judith in the US in 2025, making it the 788th most popular girl name.
298,608living people named Judith (est.)
76median age of people named Judith
455,955babies named Judith since 1880
1 in 9,638US babies born in 2025
Judith popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #788 for girls (▲ 42 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 344 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #928 in 2015, #907 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1943 (25,214 girls) |
| Highest rank | #4 in 1940 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Judith is most popular
Babies named Judith per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Judith by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 142 | #463 |
| 1890s | 323 | #465 |
| 1900s | 432 | #449 |
| 1910s | 2,044 | #356 |
| 1920s | 5,172 | #242 |
| 1930s | 49,904 | #8 |
| 1940s | 218,037 | #4 |
| 1950s | 108,758 | #21 |
| 1960s | 39,780 | #74 |
| 1970s | 9,832 | #193 |
| 1980s | 5,797 | #339 |
| 1990s | 5,074 | #443 |
| 2000s | 4,533 | #538 |
| 2010s | 3,035 | #823 |
| 2020s | 1,851 | #788 |
Girl names about as popular as Judith
Questions
- Is Judith a boy or girl name?
- Judith is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Judith were girls.
- How popular is the name Judith?
- 344 baby girls were named Judith in the US in 2025, making it the 788th most popular girl name.
- When was Judith most popular?
- Judith peaked in 1943, when 25,214 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #4 in 1940.
- How many people are named Judith?
- 455,955 babies have been named Judith in the US since 1880. We estimate about 298,608 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 76.
- Where is Judith most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Judith was most common in Kentucky, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.