Is Judith a boy or girl name?
Judith is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 326 girls and 0 boys were named Judith, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 455,602 US babies named Judith were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #832
- Babies named Judith since 1880
- 455,602
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 25,303 babies
Boys and girls named Judith, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 142 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 323 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 432 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,044 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 5,171 | 100% |
| 1930s | 193 | 49,906 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 610 | 218,035 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 197 | 108,756 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 116 | 39,779 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 42 | 9,834 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 64 | 5,797 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 19 | 5,074 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,532 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,035 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,501 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 326 | #832 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 295 | #905 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 316 | #883 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 275 | #953 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 289 | #908 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 331 | #823 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 324 | #838 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 322 | #846 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 317 | #888 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 293 | #929 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 281 | #954 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 252 | #994 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 293 | #898 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 318 | #831 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 304 | #873 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 370 | #768 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 416 | #716 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 453 | #655 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 506 | #579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 526 | #546 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 530 | #538 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 427 | #630 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 442 | #586 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 447 | #574 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 415 | #612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 487 | #523 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 455 | #547 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 489 | #504 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 471 | #508 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 486 | #505 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 489 | #508 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,436 | 563 | #443 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,934 | 528 | #468 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,223 | 561 | #452 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 545 | #453 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,999 | 515 | #469 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,835 | 518 | #439 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,414 | 526 | #425 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,298 | 532 | #414 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 551 | #408 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,762 | 568 | #386 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,189 | 614 | #367 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,806 | 708 | #339 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,773 | 668 | #351 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 597 | #386 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 611 | #371 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 629 | #346 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,851 | 708 | #333 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 746 | #309 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 852 | #284 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 893 | #282 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,887 | 1,012 | #250 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,203 | 1,262 | #221 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,662 | 1,452 | #207 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,574 | 1,669 | #193 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,957 | 2,074 | #157 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,390 | 2,293 | #140 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,688 | 2,663 | #130 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,878 | 3,215 | #110 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,691 | 3,579 | #102 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,074 | 4,191 | #98 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,765 | 4,743 | #91 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,445 | 5,182 | #86 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,803 | 5,689 | #83 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,074 | 6,150 | #74 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,837 | 6,566 | #70 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,929 | 7,104 | #62 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,606 | 8,022 | #53 |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,859 | 9,115 | #45 |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,709 | 10,434 | #31 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,733 | 11,195 | #30 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,742 | 11,968 | #30 |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,600 | 14,064 | #25 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,623 | 14,936 | #25 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,781 | 15,352 | #21 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,526 | 17,610 | #16 |
| 1948 | 28 | #1,391 | 17,787 | #15 |
| 1947 | 39 | #1,168 | 21,996 | #12 |
| 1946 | 59 | #859 | 22,310 | #10 |
| 1945 | 58 | #825 | 20,192 | #9 |
| 1944 | 65 | #777 | 22,431 | #9 |
| 1943 | 89 | #679 | 25,214 | #7 |
| 1942 | 75 | #742 | 24,792 | #7 |
| 1941 | 91 | #641 | 23,318 | #6 |
| 1940 | 82 | #671 | 22,385 | #4 |
| 1939 | 75 | #688 | 16,626 | #8 |
| 1938 | 42 | #984 | 10,878 | #12 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,110 | 6,146 | #34 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,126 | 4,580 | #43 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,824 | 3,873 | #54 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,145 | 2,459 | #94 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,467 | 1,869 | #119 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 1,433 | #144 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,098 | #168 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,155 | 944 | #202 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 659 | #242 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 641 | #252 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 622 | #266 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 651 | #260 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 554 | #285 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 450 | #315 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 461 | #299 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 412 | #322 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 351 | #351 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 370 | #341 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 303 | #373 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 331 | #357 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 280 | #381 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 295 | #359 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 254 | #381 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 164 | #416 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 137 | #423 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 118 | #433 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 95 | #414 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 67 | #498 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 58 | #489 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 50 | #515 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 53 | #492 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 41 | #550 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 38 | #568 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 38 | #540 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 33 | #567 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 41 | #497 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 24 | #653 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 56 | #451 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 35 | #503 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 44 | #469 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 37 | #473 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 38 | #474 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 32 | #525 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 35 | #480 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 27 | #539 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 25 | #558 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 28 | #490 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 22 | #567 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 22 | #549 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 16 | #652 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 19 | #519 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 14 | #622 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #594 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 19 | #469 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 15 | #505 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #713 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #561 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #882 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Judith reached #641 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #4 in 1940. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Judith
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.