Girls' name · since 1939
Judieth
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 277 babies named Judieth, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Judieth sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 277 recorded since 1939.
Judieth has 277 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1961.
- #16,595 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 277 born since 1939
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judieth ranks #16,595 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 277 born since 1939, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,595 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 277
- born since 1939
- 1940s
- peak decade
Judieth's 277 recorded births place it above 77.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Judieth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Judieth splits its recorded history at 1949: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Judieth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1961
- Peak year (1942)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Judieth by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (190 births, 69% of the file).
1940s was Judieth's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Judieth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
190 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 190 births (69% of all-time use).
Judieth by state
Where Judieth concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 12 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 6 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
12 of 277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Judieth's decade-level peak was the 1940s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Judieths (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Judieth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1939–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Judieth draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.