Name meaning & stats
Judit
Judit means “woman from Judea” (Hebrew origin). 532 US babies since 1940, peak 2004. Notable Judits are 2.6× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“woman from Judea”
HebrewSpelling of Judith
From Hebrew Yehudit.
Judith around the world
- Джудит / Юдит · Russian
- Юдит / Джудит · Ukrainian
- Τζούντιθ · Greek
- جوديث · Arabic
- יהודית · Hebrew
- ジュディス · Japanese
- 朱迪丝 · Chinese
- 주디스 · Korean
- Judit · Hungarian
- Judita · Lithuanian
Famous Judiths
- Judith Butler · American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)
- Judith Resnik · American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)
- Judith Leyster · Dutch Golden Age painter (1609-1660)
- Judith Anderson · Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)
Judith’s name day
- May 5 · France
In US birth records
Peak year: 2004
532 US babies were named Judit between 1940 and 2025.
Judit around the world
- Sweden: 328 babies since 1998, peak 2016, No. 461 in 2022
- Norway: 132 babies since 1945, peak 1948
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Judits end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | High · 48 people |
| Basketball player | 2.6× | High · 34 people |
| Writer | 1.1× | High · 29 people |
| Professor | 1.2× | Medium · 22 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Judits show up 2.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Judits are 1.5× more likely than expected to be poets.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 11 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 751 Judiths spell it Judit
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2004)