Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Judith
Endangered
Down 98.6% from peak
Peak era
1943
Peak births
25,214
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Judith
How many people are named Judith?
An estimated 198,668 living Americans are named Judith.
How rare is Judith?
Judith is uncommon among babies today, with 344 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 98.6% from its 1943 peak.
How old is the typical Judith?
The median age of a living American named Judith is approximately 73 years, with most bearers falling between 64 and 80 years old.
Is Judith still popular?
No. Judith is endangered as a baby name, down 98.6% from its 1943 peak with 344 births in 2025.
Where is Judith most common?
Judith has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19432025
Peak year
1943
Decline from peak
98.6%
2025
344
All-time
454,714
Where it lives now
Judith is most concentrated in Wisconsin — about 2.6× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Judith is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.