Recorded 1939–1961 Girls' name Peak 1942 277 births

Judieth — girls' name

277 babies named Judieth in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s1901950s731960s7
1940s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Judieth was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

26 babies were named Judieth in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Judieth

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Judieth between 1939 and 1961, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Judieth currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Judieth performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Judieth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Judieth in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Judieth in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 277 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Judieth at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

277

Since 1939

23 years of records

Peak year

1942

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1939

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1961

Judieth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1939

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1942)
26
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
051015202530 19611956195319501947194419411939 7

Judieth by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
190 births that decade — 69% of Judieth's all-time total
1930s71940s1901950s731960s7

Judieth by state

Where Judieth concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Judieth
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%
North Carolina share of Judieth's total US births 4.3%
Even split

12 of 277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Judieth?
277 babies have been named Judieth since 1939. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1942 with 26 births.
When was Judieth most popular?
Judieth was most popular in the 1940s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Judieth most popular?
The top states for the name Judieth are North Carolina (12 births), Virginia (6 births), Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Judieth been used?
Judieth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 23 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Judieth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Judith, Judy, Judi, Judie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1939–1961 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.