US rank #1681 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,273 births

Yehudis — #1681 US girls' name

2,273 babies named Yehudis in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s241970s781980s1511990s2912000s5012010s6902020s533
#1681
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Yehudis was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

121 babies were named Yehudis in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yehudis

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,273 babies named Yehudis between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yehudis currently holds the #1681 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 121 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yehudis performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 690 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Yehudis shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,045 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Yehudis in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yehudis 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 2,273 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.

Yehudis at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,273

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2024

121 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,681

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yehudis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
121
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Yehudis by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
690 births that decade — 30% of Yehudis's all-time total
1950s51960s241970s781980s1511990s2912000s5012010s6902020s533

Yehudis by state

Where Yehudis concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Yehudis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,045 46.0%
#2 New Jersey
802 35.3%
#3 Maryland
19 0.8%
#4 California
5 0.2%
#5 Florida
5 0.2%
#6 Ohio
5 0.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.2%
New York share of Yehudis's total US births 46.0%
Even split

1,045 of 2,273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yehudis?
2,273 babies have been named Yehudis since 1956. It currently ranks #1681 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 121 births.
When was Yehudis most popular?
Yehudis was most popular in the 2010s decade with 690 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yehudis most popular?
The top states for the name Yehudis are New York (1,045 births), New Jersey (802 births), Maryland (19 births).
How long has the name Yehudis been used?
Yehudis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yehudis?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yehudit, Yehilyn. 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, 1956–2024 (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.