Judyth
A feminine given name of English origin meaning "praised" or "object of praise".
Name Census estimates that about 462 living Americans carry the first name Judyth. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Judyth today is around 73 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Judyth births was 1941 (71 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Judyth. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Judyth is about 73 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Judyths were born before 1963.
People living today
462
~ 1 in 741,893 Americans
Peak year
1941
71 babies that year
Average age
73
years old
2010 SSA rank
#18,310
Tracked since 1933
Popularity
Judyth: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Judyth from the 1930s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 502 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Judyth by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Judyth during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Judyths live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. California, Illinois, Ohio recorded the most babies named Judyth, while New York, Missouri, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 16 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Judyth
The name Judyth is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Judith, which is derived from the ancient Hebrew words "Yehudit" or "Yehudis," meaning "she who praises" or "woman of Judea." This name has its origins in the Old Testament, where it refers to the famous biblical heroine Judith, a beautiful and courageous widow who saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes.
The Book of Judith, which is part of the Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books, recounts the story of Judith's bravery and her role in delivering the Israelites from the Assyrian threat. This ancient text, believed to have been written sometime between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE, helped popularize the name among Jewish and Christian communities.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Judyth appears in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of England and parts of Wales commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a landowner named "Judyth" in the county of Wiltshire.
Throughout history, there have been several notable women named Judyth or Judith. Queen Judith of Bavaria (805-843 CE), the second wife of Louis the Pious, played a significant role in the political affairs of the Carolingian Empire. Judith of Flanders (c. 1032-1094 CE), Countess of Northumbria, was a prominent figure in the Norman conquest of England.
During the Renaissance, the Italian painter Giorgione (c. 1477-1510 CE) created a famous work titled "Judith," depicting the biblical heroine holding the severed head of Holofernes. In literature, the 16th-century Spanish writer Juan Pérez de Montalván wrote a play titled "La famosa Judit" (The Famous Judith), further popularizing the name.
Another notable figure was Judith Leyster (1609-1660 CE), a Dutch Golden Age painter and one of the few women artists to achieve significant recognition and success in her lifetime. Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820 CE), an American writer and advocate for women's rights, was also a prominent bearer of this name.
The variant spelling "Judyth" likely emerged as a diminutive or pet form of the original Hebrew name, reflecting the influence of various cultures and languages on its evolution over time.
People
Judyth + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Judyth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Judyth: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Judyth?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 462 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Judyth going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 741,893 US residents.
Is Judyth a common name?
We classify Judyth as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 902 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Judyth most popular?
The single biggest year for Judyth was 1941, when 71 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Judyth is about 73 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Judyth a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Judyth in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.