Judith
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Judith is a Hebrew name meaning “woman from Judea” or “Jewish,” with “praised” and “admired” also given. In the apocryphal Book of Judith, a brave widow saves her people from the Assyrians by beheading their commander, Holofernes. Judith is the warrior while Judy is the girl next door, and the name is no longer seen as exclusively Jewish.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Classic Biblical Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Judith in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Judith against each list of names.
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French
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Greek
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Hungarian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Judith is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Judith in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 344 girls were named Judith, making it the #788 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 454,714 girls have been named Judith, with the most (25,214) in 1943. It is most common, relative to births, in Kansas, Mississippi and Alabama.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Judith in other languages
- Judy Dutch, English
- Giuditta Italian
- Judit Hungarian
- Judita Lithuanian
- Judyta Polish
- Júdit Icelandic
Judith name days
- May 5 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Judith
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Judith, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Judith | 1966 | South Indian Ocean | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Judith | 1966 | North Atlantic | 74 km/h |
| Hurricane Judith (Category 1) | 1959 | North Atlantic | 139 km/h |
| Typhoon Judith (Category 2) | 1949 | Western Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Judith | 1949 | Western Pacific | – |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Judith
There are 4 towns and villages with Judith in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Judith Gap | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | 125 | Map |
| Judith | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Point Judith | Rhode Island, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Sítio Judith Pereira | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Judith
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Judith in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 2🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Judith Pool | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Judith | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Judith | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Point Judith Pond | Rhode Island, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Judith songs
9 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Judith in their title. The best known:
- Judith – A Perfect Circle (2000)
- Judith
- Judith (oratorio)
- Judith – Carles Santiago i Roig
- Judith – Lluís Buscarons i Pastells
- Judith – Azevedo Lemos
- Judith – Carlos Eckhardt Sobrinho
- Judith, opera i fem akter – Natanael Berg
- L'Antonet i la Judith – Manuel Rius i Ramos
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Judith
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Judith.
Judith A. Winston
Judith Butler
Judith Donath
Judith Durham
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Fictional characters named Judith
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Judith as a pet name
FurryName has found 6 dogs named Judith in public pet registers, making it the #6,849 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Surf Coast Shire (1), Basel (1), Seattle (1). Judith as a dog name →
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