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Judith

Judith holds the #788 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 344 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #907 in 2020 to #788 today. Its strongest year on record was 1940 (#4 nationally, 22,385 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Kansas (#404 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#788
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#4
in 1940 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
344
girls named Judith

Judith popularity, 1880–2025

0.53%1.1%1.6%2.1%18801900192019401960198020002020#4 in 1940
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1940

Where Judith is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025WI—Michigan: #589 (13 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#589New York: #731 (22 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NY#731Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025RI—Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025IA—Illinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: #846 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#846Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025CT—California: #766 (40 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#766Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025NE—Missouri: #442 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#442Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025WV—Virginia: #704 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#704Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025DE—Arizona: #748 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AZ#748New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025NM—Kansas: #404 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KS#404Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025AR—Tennessee: #645 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#645North Carolina: #780 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#780South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025LA—Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: #481 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AL#481Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Judith in 2025HI—Texas: #762 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#762Florida: #1000 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#1000
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#404), Mississippi (#514), Alabama (#481)

Uniqueness score

47/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Judith in the most recent year of SSA data.

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