US rank #12479 Girls' name Peak 2006 143 births

Yehudit — #12479 US girls' name

143 babies named Yehudit in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s52000s482010s432020s30
#12479
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

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

2006
Single peak year

10 babies were named Yehudit in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yehudit

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Yehudit between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yehudit currently holds the #12479 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yehudit performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yehudit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 25 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yehudit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yehudit 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 143 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.

Yehudit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

143

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2006

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,479

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yehudit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
10
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 202420212018201420062003200019881981 5

Yehudit by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
48 births that decade — 34% of Yehudit's all-time total
1980s171990s52000s482010s432020s30

Yehudit by state

Where Yehudit concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yehudit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
25 17.5%
New York share of Yehudit's total US births 17.5%

25 of 143 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yehudit?
143 babies have been named Yehudit since 1981. It currently ranks #12479 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 10 births.
When was Yehudit most popular?
Yehudit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Yehudit most popular?
The top states for the name Yehudit are New York (25 births).
How long has the name Yehudit been used?
Yehudit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yehudit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yehudis, 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, 1981–2024 (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.