Yodit
Gudit is the Classical Ethiopic name for a personage also known as Yodit in Tigrinya, and Amharic, but also Isato in Amharic, and Ga'wa in Ţilţal. Her story is found in folklore across the Horn of Africa —such as in the stories of Queen Arawelo in Somali folklore and Queen Furra in Sidama folklore.
Meaning & Origin of Yodit
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gudit is the Classical Ethiopic name for a personage also known as Yodit in Tigrinya, and Amharic, but also Isato in Amharic, and Ga'wa in Ţilţal. Her story is found in folklore across the Horn of Africa —such as in the stories of Queen Arawelo in Somali folklore and Queen Furra in Sidama folklore.
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The Story of Yodit
Yodit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 9 Yodits were born — ranking #7,692 that year. As of 2026, Yodit ranks #13,518 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 41 Yodits 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 Yodit
Yodit is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Yodit's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #7,692. Use the chart and map above to compare Yodit'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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