Judith is a distinctive choice, ranked #2116 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Judith in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2116
US Rank #832
About the Name Judith
Judith has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 270 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #717 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Judith is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #832, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Judith
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Judith per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Judith in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Judith has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 270 places in the last five years. Its peak was #717 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Judith is more popular in the US (#832) than in the UK (#2116). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Judith include: Judith Light — Judith Ellen Light is an American actress.; Judith Kent — Judith Ellen Kent is an American business executive and philanthropist with a background in organizational psychology and marketing.; Judith Butler — Judith Butler is an American feminist, queer philosopher, and gender studies scholar whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, psychoanalysis,....
Judith ranks #832 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
13
UK babies named Judith (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 270 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Judith
Likely around 1 other Judith in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Judith
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Judith Ellen Light is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in the 1975 revival of A Doll's House.
Judith Ellen Kent is an American business executive and philanthropist with a background in organizational psychology and marketing. She has held roles in corporate management and philanthropy, and is involved in charitable initiatives through the James and Judith K.
Judith Love Cohen was an American aerospace engineer. She was an electrical engineer on the Minuteman missile, the science ground station for the Hubble Space Telescope, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, and the Apollo Space Program.
Judith Butler is an American feminist, queer philosopher, and gender studies scholar whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, psychoanalysis, and the fields of feminist and queer theory, academic freedom, and literary theory. Butler has held academic appointments at Wesleyan University, George Washington University, and Johns Hopkins University where they received tenure in 1992 before joining the faculty in the Department of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley in 1993.
Judith Jarvis Thomson was an American philosopher who studied and worked on ethics and metaphysics. Her work ranges across a variety of fields, but she is most known for her work regarding the thought experiment titled the trolley problem and her writings on abortion.
Judith Grace González Hincks is a Mexican actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Señorita México 1981 and then She competed in the Miss Universe 1981 pageant.
Judith Jans Leyster was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, portraits, and still lifes. Her work was highly regarded by her contemporaries but largely forgotten after her death.