Judith
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Judith
The biblical Judith, the fourth most popular name in 1940, may be getting ready for a comeback in its full, elegant, if somewhat solemn form. Many of those earlier Judiths were called Judy—some after Judy (born Frances) Garland—preferring it over their more formal proper name. Today, Judith, like Deborah, may have shaken off just enough to appeal to parents looking for a traditional, yet under-the-radar biblical name. And Jude would be a likelier nickname these days than the Judge Judy connection.
Judith of Bethulia was the singularly beautiful wife of Esau who delivered her people from the invading Assyrians.
Shakespeare named one of his daughters Judith, and Dame Judi Dench was, of course, born Judith. Some other namesakes are novelists Judith Krantz and Judith Rossner and dancer-choreographer Judith Jamison. The baby in The Walking Dead is named Judith.
Judith is also given to boys.
Pronounced JOO-dith.
As of October 2026, Judith ranked #790 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4 in 1940, Nameberry popularity #801.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #954 | 281 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #929 | 293 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #888 | 317 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #846 | 322 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #838 | 324 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #823 | 331 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #908 | 289 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #953 | 275 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #883 | 316 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #905 | 295 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #832 | 326 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #790 | 344 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Judith for girls
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Judith on lists
Famous Judiths
- JudithGirl
Biblical heroine of the deuterocanonical Book of Judith who seduced and beheaded the evil Holofernes
- JudithGirl
two Hittite wives of Esau (Genesis 26:34)
- Judith of ThuringiaGirl
Queen consort of Vladislaus II of Bohemia
- Judith of SwabiaGirl
Queen consort of Hungary and later Poland
- Judith of HabsburgGirl
Queen consort of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia
- Judith of BavariaGirl
Queen consort of Louis the Pious of the Franks and Romans
- Judith of FlandersGirl
Queen consort of Æthelwulf and later Æthelbald of Wessex
- Judith Olivia "Judi" DenchGirl
English actress
- Frances Margaret "Judith" AndersonGirl
Australian actress
- Judith Marjorie "Judy" CollinsGirl
American folk singer,songwriter
- Judith Therese EvansGirl
birth name of Judy Greer, American actress
- Judith Mavis DurhamGirl
Australian singer
- Judith "Judy" Borg BiggertGirl
former U.S. Congresswoman from Illinois
- Judith Rumelt aka Cassandra ClareGirl
American novelist
- Judith Aileen "Judy" DybleGirl
British singer,songwriter of Fairport Convention and Trader Horne
- Judith Susan Sheindlin aka Judge JudyGirl
American TV judge
- Judith Cynthia Aline KeppelGirl
British TV quiz champion
- Judith Ellen LightGirl
American actress
- Judith Mary LucyGirl
Australian comedienne
- Judith ShakespeareGirl
daughter of William Shakespeare
- Judith Lynne "Judee" SillGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Judith Eva BarsiGirl
American late child actress
- Judith M. "Judie" AronsonGirl
American actress
- Judith Sylvia Cohen aka Judy ChicagoGirl
American installation artist
- Judith S BeckGirl
American psychologist
- Judith ButlerGirl
American philosopher
- Judith MillerGirl
American journalist
- Judith Arlene ResnikGirl
American astronaut
- Judith ArndtGirl
German cyclist
- Judith "Judy" KrantzGirl
American novelist
- Judith Louise RossnerGirl
American novelist
- Judith Glory HillGirl
American R&B singer
- Judith Arundell WrightGirl
Australian poet
- Judith Ann JamisonGirl
American dancer and choreographer
- Caroline Judith BotelhoGirl
American actress
Judith in pop culture
- Judith GrimesGirl
baby on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Judith HarperGirl
Melnick, character on TV's "Two and a Half Men"
- Judith Anastasia "Judy" FunnieGirl
character on animated series "Doug"
- Judith BeasleyGirl
character in Lily Tomlin's sketches
- JudithGirl
character in movie "The Horse Whisperer"
- Judith Laverne "Judy" HoppsGirl
rabbit character in Disney movie Zootopia
- Judith MyersGirl
a character in the Halloween films
- Dr. Judith MossmanGirl
character in video game Half,Life 2.
- JudithGirl
character in video game Tales of Vesperia
- Judith 'Judy' BryantGirl
character in television series 'Prisoner Cell Block H'
- Judith DraperGirl
character on TV show "3rd Rock from the Sun"