People with the first name Judith
376,697
About 1 in 880 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Judith?
Judith was the #126 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#126
More common than 99.8% of listed first names
Peak year
1943
25,303 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
344
#1,531 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 880
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
0.1% male99.9% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Judith across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Judith reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1943, with 25,303 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 344 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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