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Judith in the US

  1. #97 Catherine
  2. #98 Ruth
  3. #99 Martha
  4. #100 Jr
  5. #101 Judith
  6. #102 Raymond
  7. #103 Christina
  8. #104 Joan
  9. #105 Anna
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Biblical name, meaning ‘Jewess’ or ‘woman from Judea’, borne by a Jewish heroine whose story is recorded in the Book of Judith in the Apocrypha. Judith is portrayed as a beautiful widow who delivers her people from the invading Assyrians by gaining the confidence of their commander, Holofernes, and cutting off his head while he is asleep; without their commander, the Assyrians are duly routed. This has been a perennially popular Jewish name. In the English-speaking world it was taken up in the 16th century, having been in occasional use among Gentiles before this: for example, it was borne by a niece of William the Conqueror. It enjoyed great popularity between the 1940s and the 1960s. Today's notable bearers include the American novelist Judith Krantz (b. 1928) and the Scottish composer Judith Weir (b. 1954).
101st in the U.S. for 2011

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Hundreds of thousands
of people in the U.S have this name
528,734
to be exact (as of February 2011)
New Hampshire
has the most people named Judith per capita
1940
marked the height of its popularity
99.94%
0.06%
80%
55+
17%
30-54
2%
13-29
2%
0-12

Top state populations

U.S. Distribution Map

Judith is most likely to live in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio

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