Fun Facts About the Name Yehudit
- 148 babies named Yehudit: U.S. records list 148 babies given the name Yehudit from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Yehudit Mean?
Yehudit is a Hebrew feminine name meaning "Jewish woman" or "Judean woman." It is the feminine form of Yehudi (יְהוּדִי), a Hebrew noun for a Jew or Judean, formed from Yehudah (יְהוּדָה), Judah. The feminine ending -it is common in Hebrew names.
The name is tied to the tribe and kingdom of Judah, not directly to the Hebrew word for praise. A traditional explanation of the name Judah connects it with yadah, "to praise" or "to give thanks," based on Leah's words in Genesis 29:35. That is an explanation of Judah's name, not the literal meaning of Yehudit, which denotes a woman associated with Judah or Judea.
Yehudit Name History & Origins
In the Hebrew Bible, Yehudit is the name of a Hittite woman, daughter of Beeri, who became a wife of Esau (Genesis 26:34). The text gives no explanation of her name. The same Hebrew name is the basis of the later Greek form Ioudith and Latin Judith.
The best-known literary bearer is the heroine of the Book of Judith, a deuterocanonical or apocryphal book. In its Greek text her name appears as Ioudith, and in the Latin Vulgate as Judith. The Latin form Judith became the customary form in western Christian usage. Jewish communities continued to use the Hebrew form Yehudit, and the Yiddish form Yehudis also developed.
In modern use, Yehudit is a standard Hebrew feminine name in Israel and among Hebrew-speaking Jews. Its English equivalent is usually Judith, though Yehudit is also used in English-speaking Jewish communities.
How Popular is the Name Yehudit?
Yehudit has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #10,831 in 1989.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,192 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,379 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #17,505 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #15,223 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #15,166 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #15,009 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,904 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #18,046 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #14,051 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #14,268 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #14,509 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #16,688 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #16,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,388 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #16,399 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #18,757 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #12,380 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #12,165 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #15,307 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #17,576 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #15,722 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,831 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #13,857 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #12,172 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Yehudit Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual. You hate bondage in any form. You have love of beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You are willing to take spiritual matters on faith instead of subjecting them to mental analysis. You are inventive, intuitive and extremely methodical. Since your will is so strong, you are hard to convince. You also dislike advice. You love beauty and philosophy, and you desire achievement. You have a strong need for freedom - physical, mental and spiritual.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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