Yehudit
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning praised; a form of Judith.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Yehudit by the numbers
Yehudit was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Judith
Like Yehudit, each of these traces back to Judith: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Judithfrom Judah; praised or woman of Judea319 in the US (2017)
- 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)
- Judiepraised; a feminine diminutive of Judith9 in the US (2017)
- Yudithwoman of Judea; a form of Judith6 in the US (2017)
- Jodeepraised; a form of Jody or Judith
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Yehudit. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean praise
Like Yehudit, 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 Yehudit
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