Judith
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning from Judah; praised or woman of Judea.
How Judith has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #928 |
| 2016 | #888 |
| 2017 | #845 |
| 2018 | #839 |
| 2019 | #823 |
| 2020 | #906 |
| 2021 | #952 |
| 2022 | #873 |
| 2023 | #903 |
| 2024 | #832 |
| 2025 | #790 |
Judith by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Judith. In the US, 319 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 25,209 babies in 1943, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1940, about 1 in 53 American girls born that year was called Judith.
Other names that come from Judah
Like Judith, each of these traces back to Judah: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Names that come from Judith
Forms of Judith in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Judypraised; a form of Judith134 in the US (2017)
- Jodypraised; a form of Jude or Judith65 in the US (2017)
- Jodia form of Jody, from Judith; praised48 in the US (2017)
- Judipraised; a form of Judith5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yehuditpraised; a form of Judith7 in the US (2017)
- Yudithwoman of Judea; a form of Judith6 in the US (2017)
- Yuditjewess or praised; a form of Judith3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jodeepraised; a form of Jody or Judith
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Judith. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean praise
Like Judith, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Judepraised2,153 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Judith
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