Judith

Judith feels distinctive without creating everyday friction in daily use.

87/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Effortless

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

DOCUMENTED USE
Feminine
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

'Jewish woman' / 'woman of Judea,' from Hebrew Yehudit, the feminine form of yehudi ('Jewish, of Judah'), ultimately referencing the tribe/region of Judah.

  1. Yehudit (Hebrew, romanized transliteration). As an English name, Judith did not become common until after the Protestant Reformation, despite scattered Middle Ages examples; used earlier in continental Europe, notably by the 9th-century Judith of Bavaria.
  2. Mythological and religious contextIn the Old Testament, Judith appears as one of Esau's Hittite wives (Genesis); she is also the heroine of the apocryphal/deuterocanonical Book of Judith, who kills the invading Assyrian commander Holofernes.
POPULARITY

Judith over time

United States
#790RANK

Rank #790 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #790 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Judith is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

English speakers will most likely pronounce it correctly on the first try. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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