Yehudis
Girl name · #1667 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 124 baby girls were named Yehudis, placing it at #1667 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2555, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 14,516 girls born in 2025 was named Yehudis.
Babies named Yehudis per year. Source: SSA.
The 69-year story
Yehudis first appears in the Social Security records in 1956, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 124 babies and a rank of #1666. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Yehudis against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Yehudis in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Yehudis is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Yehudis will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Yehudis is most common
State-level data for Yehudis is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Yehudis
Statistically, parents drawn to Yehudis tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Memphis, Yasmina, Hollis, Yides, and Amaryllis.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Yehudis | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 | #1666 |
| 2024 | 121 | #1681 |
| 2023 | 98 | #2002 |
| 2022 | 111 | #1828 |
| 2021 | 109 | #1841 |
| 2020 | 94 | #1991 |
| 2019 | 75 | #2376 |
| 2018 | 83 | #2217 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2546 |
| 2016 | 65 | #2667 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2555 |
| 2014 | 74 | #2442 |
| 2013 | 76 | #2385 |
| 2012 | 71 | #2548 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2838 |
| 2010 | 46 | #3470 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2730 |
| 2008 | 60 | #2923 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3047 |
| 2006 | 54 | #3090 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3081 |
| 2004 | 48 | #3180 |
| 2003 | 39 | #3590 |
| 2002 | 46 | #3103 |
| 2001 | 45 | #3091 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Yehudis a popular girl name?
Yehudis ranked #1667 among girls in 2025 with 124 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2555.
When was the name Yehudis most popular?
Yehudis peaked in 2025, when 124 American girls received the name (ranked #1666 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Yehudis?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 14,516 newborn American girls was named Yehudis. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.