Yehudit
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "she will be praised".
Name Census estimates that about 141 living Americans carry the first name Yehudit. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yehudit today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yehudit births was 2006 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yehudit. 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.
People living today
141
~ 1 in 2,430,882 Americans
Peak year
2006
10 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,379
Tracked since 1981
Census
Yehudit in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 237 people with the first name Yehudit, which placed it at #34,427 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,427
National first-name rank
People counted
237
237 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
88.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yehudit
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yehudit is White at 88.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.6%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Yehudit described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Yehudit at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.2% · 209
- Hispanic or Latino7.6% · 18
- Two or more races2.5% · 6
- Black or African American0.8% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 2
Popularity
Yehudit: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yehudit from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 48 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Yehudit remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yehudit 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 Yehudit during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yehudits live
Origin
Meaning and history of Yehudit
The name Yehudit is a Hebrew name derived from the biblical figure Judith, which means "woman of Judea" or "woman from Judah" in Hebrew. It originated in ancient Israel during the biblical period, around the 6th century BCE.
The name Yehudit is closely associated with the Book of Judith, an apocryphal book included in the Catholic and Orthodox Christian biblical canons. In the story, Yehudit (Judith) is a beautiful and pious widow who saves her people from the Assyrian general Holofernes by decapitating him.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yehudit is in the Book of Judith itself, where the heroine is referred to as Yehudit bat Merari. The name gained popularity among Jewish communities as a symbol of bravery and faithfulness.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Yehudit. One of the most famous was Yehudit Montefiore (1784-1862), a British Jewish philanthropist and wife of Sir Moses Montefiore. She was known for her charitable work and support for Jewish communities worldwide.
Another notable Yehudit was Yehudit Hendel (1870-1962), a Polish-born Israeli educator and Zionist activist. She established several schools and educational institutions in pre-state Israel and played a crucial role in the development of Hebrew education.
Yehudit Arnon (1926-2014) was an Israeli sculptor and artist known for her monumental public sculptures and contributions to Israeli art. Her works can be found in various locations throughout Israel and abroad.
Yehudit Ravitz (born 1956) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and actress. She has released numerous albums and is celebrated for her contributions to Israeli folk music and her involvement in various social and political causes.
Yehudit Katsover (born 1963) is an Israeli settler leader and co-founder of the Yesha Council, an umbrella organization representing Israeli settlements in the West Bank. She has been a vocal advocate for the settlement movement and a controversial figure in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
People
Yehudit + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yehudit as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yehudit: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yehudit?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 141 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yehudit 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 2,430,882 US residents.
Is Yehudit a common name?
We classify Yehudit as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 143 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yehudit most popular?
The single biggest year for Yehudit was 2006, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yehudit is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yehudit in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 237 people with the name Yehudit, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,427 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Yehudit in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Yehudit?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yehudit leans strongly female. 238 people counted with this name were female (98.3%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Yehudit?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yehudit is White at 88.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.6%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Yehudit most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Yehudit in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.2% (209 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Yehudit in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yehudit a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yehudit 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.
Is Yehudit still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yehudit in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Yehudit can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Yehudit?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.