Yehudit
Yehudit, sometimes Yehudith Hebrew: יהודית is a Hebrew feminine variant of the given name Yehudi. Sometimes it is Anglicized to "Judith", which is in fact derived from "Yehudit". Notable people with the name include:Yehudit Arnon Yehudith Birk Yehudit Harari Yehudit Hendel Yehudith Huebner Yehudit Kafri Yehudit Naot Yehudit Ravitz Yehudit Sasportas Yehudit Simhonit Yehudit Zik
Meaning & Origin of Yehudit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yehudit, sometimes Yehudith Hebrew: יהודית is a Hebrew feminine variant of the given name Yehudi. Sometimes it is Anglicized to "Judith", which is in fact derived from "Yehudit". Notable people with the name include:Yehudit Arnon Yehudith Birk Yehudit Harari Yehudit Hendel Yehudith Huebner Yehudit Kafri Yehudit Naot Yehudit Ravitz Yehudit Sasportas Yehudit Simhonit Yehudit Zik
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The Story of Yehudit
Yehudit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 10 Yehudits were born — ranking #10,610 that year. As of 2026, Yehudit ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 143 Yehudits have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yehudit
Yehudit is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 143 births in the dataset. Yehudit's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #10,610. Use the chart and map above to compare Yehudit's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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