Recorded 1957–2023 Girls' name Peak 2004 532 births

Judit — girls' name

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.

1950s51970s301980s721990s1592000s1832010s722020s11
2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Judit was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

23 babies were named Judit in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Judit

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Judit between 1957 and 2023, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Judit currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Judit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 183 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Judit shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 144 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Judit in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Judit 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 532 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.

Judit at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

532

Since 1957

67 years of records

Peak year

2004

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1957

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2023

Judit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1957

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2004)
23
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
0510152025 202320132007200119951989198319761957 5

Judit by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
183 births that decade — 34% of Judit's all-time total
1950s51970s301980s721990s1592000s1832010s722020s11

Judit by state

Where Judit concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Judit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
144 27.1%
#2 Texas
34 6.4%
California share of Judit's total US births 27.1%
Even split

144 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Judit?
532 babies have been named Judit since 1957. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2004 with 23 births.
When was Judit most popular?
Judit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 183 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Judit most popular?
The top states for the name Judit are California (144 births), Texas (34 births).
How long has the name Judit been used?
Judit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 67 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Judit?
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, 1957–2023 (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.