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Judith

girl name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
1940s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

woman of Judea

Goes by Jude, Judy

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Judith peaked in the 1940s.

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Popularity in Brazil

6,269 people · the #2,338 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 32,258 · median age 70

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Judith living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1940s as in the 1950s, more than in any other decade.

The census also counted 28 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Judith

Most people given the name Judith in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Judith you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Judith deep dive

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