Recorded 1933–1952 Girls' name Peak 1940 160 births

Judythe — girls' name

160 babies named Judythe in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s211940s1291950s10
1940s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Judythe was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

18 babies were named Judythe in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Judythe

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Judythe between 1933 and 1952, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Judythe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Judythe performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Judythe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Judythe 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 160 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.

Judythe at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

160

Since 1933

20 years of records

Peak year

1940

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1933

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1952

Judythe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1933

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1940)
18
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19521949194719451943194119391933 5

Judythe by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
129 births that decade — 81% of Judythe's all-time total
1930s211940s1291950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Judythe?
160 babies have been named Judythe since 1933. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1940 with 18 births.
When was Judythe most popular?
Judythe was most popular in the 1940s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Judythe been used?
Judythe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 20 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Judythe?
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, 1933–1952 (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.