Judy
An English pet form of Judith, from the Hebrew Yehudit, meaning woman of Judea or Jewish woman. It has long been used as an independent name.
Judy in 2025
Judy was given to 105 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,430th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 31,575 babies born.
The history of Judy
Judy reached its highest point in 1947, when 21,073 babies were given the name, ranking 32nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 28th, in 1944.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 384,073 babies have been named Judy. Half of them were born before 1949, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Judy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Judy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | 1,416 |
| 1890s | 95 | 1,480 |
| 1900s | 152 | 1,147 |
| 1910s | 888 | 968 |
| 1920s | 2,632 | 674 |
| 1930s | 22,394 | 52 |
| 1940s | 168,202 | 28 |
| 1950s | 118,315 | 49 |
| 1960s | 50,490 | 96 |
| 1970s | 9,712 | 335 |
| 1980s | 4,903 | 695 |
| 1990s | 2,662 | 1,063 |
| 2000s | 1,481 | 1,905 |
| 2010s | 1,369 | 2,567 |
| 2020s | 737 | 2,881 |
Where Judy is heading
Judy has fallen 34% over the past decade, from 160 babies in 2015 to 105 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1947 peak — Judy is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Judy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Judy.