Baby name

Judy

Girl

Origin of the name

Judy is a pet form of Judith.

Short-lived name

Judy peaked in 1947, when 1 baby in 171 was given the name. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 121 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 1872. 44% of all babies named Judy since 1880 were born in the 1940s.

382,979births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 14rank at its peak, in 1947

Where babies named Judy are born

1947

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The darker the blue, the more common Judy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Judy is most common in South Dakota (1.8 times), Kentucky (1.8) and Wyoming (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Jody 55,845
Judi 10,351
Jude 3,024
Rudy 1,174

Names from the same era

Jane · Marilyn · Gloria · Bonnie · Phyllis · Martha

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