Given name
Yehudit
“woman from Judea”·“jewess”·“jew”
In Jewish use, Yehudit is a form of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Yehudit is a variant of Yehudi. One interpretation is “jew.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Yehudit carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.” In Jewish use, Yehudit is a form of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Yehudit is a variant of Yehudi. One interpretation is “jew.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In Jewish use, Yehudit is used as a form of Judith.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yehudit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 148
- 0 boys · 148 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,192 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,192 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 242 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yehudit’s family of names
Yehudit shares a linguistic root with Judith. In English usage, Yehudit has a related form in YEHUDIS. Yehudit is a form of Judith.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Yehudit
- Yehudit SimhonitIsraeli politician1902–1991
- Yehudit ArnonIsraeli dancer and choreographer1926–2013
- Yehudit SasportasIsraeli sculptor (born 1969)
- Yehudit RavitzIsraeli singerborn 1956
- Yehudit NaotIsraeli scientist and politician (1944-2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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