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Judith

Girl Hebrew #905 in 2023

Judith is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Judith

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants. Ultimately from יְהוּדִית.

Popularity of Judith

Popularity, 1880–2023

295 births in 2023

1880 2023

454,035 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1943

25,303 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.