Girls' name · since 1957
Judit
532 babies named Judit in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
532 girls have been named Judit since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judit has been recorded 532 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2023.
- #11,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 532 born since 1957
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judit ranks #11,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 532 born since 1957, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 532
- born since 1957
- 2000s
- peak decade
Judit's 532 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Judit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Judit's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Judit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2023
- Peak year (2004)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Judit by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (183 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Judit's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Judit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 72
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 183 births (34% of all-time use).
How Judit compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Judit's total volume
Judit by state
Where Judit concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 144 | 27.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 6.4% |
144 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Judit's data
- Judit's decade-level peak was the 2000s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Judits (144 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Judit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1957–2023 (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 Judit 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.