Girls' name · since 1933
Judyth
Judyth has 902 recorded births since 1933 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 902
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
902 girls have been named Judyth since 1933, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Judyth has 902 recorded births among girls since 1933, 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 1933 to 2010.
- #8,058 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 902 born since 1933
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judyth ranks #8,058 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 902 born since 1933, peaking in the 1940s.
- #8,058 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 902
- born since 1933
- 1940s
- peak decade
Judyth's 902 recorded births place it above 88.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Judyth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Judyth's full recorded timeline at 1954, 22% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 78% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1941 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Judyth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–2010
- Peak year (1941)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Judyth by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (502 births, 56% of the file).
1940s was Judyth's strongest decade.
502 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Judyth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 124
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
502 births
- 1950s 181
1950s
181 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 502 births (56% of all-time use).
How Judyth 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 Judyth's total volume
Judyth by state
Where Judyth concentrates geographically, total births since 1933
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 24 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 23 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Texas | | 6 | 0.7% |
46 of 902 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Judyth appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Judyth's data
- Judyth's decade-level peak was the 1940s (502 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Judyths (46 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 Judyth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1933–2010 (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 Judyth 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.