Yehudis is the Ashkenazi Hebrew form of Yehudit, the original of Judith, which means "woman of Judea" or "Jewish woman"; the root also carries the sense "praised". The name belongs to the heroine of the Book of Judith and is used today mainly in Orthodox Jewish families. Yehudis stood at number 3735 in the United States in 2000 and has climbed to number 1672 in 2025, its best rank so far, with 124 girls.