Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish;Christian tradition

Judith

JOO-dith · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Woman of Judea; praised
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew
Religion
Jewish;Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#832
2024 births326
Peak year1943
First appeared1880
Total US births454,361
1943 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JudyJudeJudi
Alternate spellings
JudythJudithe
In other languages
Judit (Hungarian)Yehudit (Hebrew)Giuditta (Italian)Judita (Czech)

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