Judy

#1,872 for girls in 2025, 105 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #6,426
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1946 · 20,477 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
30 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
382,979
since 1880

Judy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #11, 1946girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,872105—
2024#1,648125—
2023#1,614129—
2022#1,710122—
2021#1,680123—
2020#1,578133—
2019#1,483148—
2018#1,512144—
2017#1,614134—
2016#1,534147—
2015#1,437160—
2014#1,510146—
2013#1,457153—
2012#1,719120—
2011#2,05894—
2010#1,703123—
2009#1,889111—
2008#1,824118—
2007#1,570144—
2006#1,664127—
2005#1,451146—
2004#1,278167—
2003#1,308158—
2002#1,228163—
2001#1,253157—
2000#1,088190—
1999#1,035196—
1998#991203—
1997#927214—
1996#843236—
1995#772261—
1994#830243—
1993#764269—
1992#655341—
1991#711297—
1990#576402—
1989#594363—
1988#536408#6,4266
1987#511411#6,0896
1986#504415—
1985#462460#5,1477
1984#413514#5,5616
1983#414521#3,88410
1982#374614#6,3855
1981#381603—
1980#408549#6,2505
1979#405535—
1978#381553—
1977#348632#5,8455
1976#349614—
1975#306749#4,3097
1974#276927—
1973#2461,032#3,01311
1972#2211,261#2,99111
1971#1961,523#3,3709
1970#1771,828#2,39915
1969#1622,002#2,68211
1968#1422,269#2,57611
1967#1212,797#2,35212
1966#973,510#1,89117
1965#864,243#2,47611
1964#745,529#1,85019
1963#706,137#1,90218
1962#637,061#1,71322
1961#587,922#1,87619
1960#488,855#1,61925
1959#419,884#1,58825
1958#3610,838#1,89618
1957#3810,542#1,41131
1956#3510,197#1,67622
1955#3210,376#1,48327
1954#2911,632#1,55924
1953#2712,735#1,45527
1952#2613,632#1,74919
1951#2614,017#1,21836
1950#2514,207#1,43426
1949#2015,979#1,20535
1948#1617,706#1,02347
1947#1421,037#1,21336
1946#1120,477#1,06042
1945#1317,001#91649
1944#1217,119#83257
1943#1317,383#92352
1942#1515,667#86757
1941#1613,968#77065
1940#1611,382#98243
1939#288,081#1,07036
1938#414,992#1,55919
1937#902,741#2,19711
1936#1181,987#2,8547
1935#1431,474—
1934#184960—
1933#228727#3,6425
1932#259588#3,7765
1931#321395—
1930#341366—
1929#385302#3,9595
1928#432245—
1927#399295—
1926#368337—
1925#389312—
1924#419276—
1923#448231—
1922#459223—
1921#482205—
1920#483201—
1919#524169—
1918#594143—
1917#582136—
1916#626117—
1915#72484—
1914#70168—
1913#72152—
1912#69752—
1911#70438—
1910#79429—
1909#70632—
1908#1,04415—
1907#1,09213—
1906#1,04313—
1905#1,05713—
1904#96514—
1903#1,07611—
1902#81818—
1901#1,00711—
1900#1,10612—
1899#93512—
1898#1,00912—
1897#93112—
1896#1,5835—
1895#98611—
1894#1,0619—
1893#90111—
1892#1,2786—
1891#89310—
1890#1,0997—
1889#1,1476—
1888——
1887——
1886#7789—
1885#9216—
1884#1,0245—
1883——
1882#9085—
1881#8305—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Judy was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Judy is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #460 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,488 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #323 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,700 girlsMINew York: #346 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 4,493 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #304 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,292 girlsINOhio: #499 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,092 girlsOHPennsylvania: #411 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,948 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #420 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,417 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #386 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,823 girlsMOKentucky: #276 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNMKansas: #325 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsKSArkansas: #497 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,136 girlsARTennessee: #340 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,219 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #417 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,578 girlsOKLouisiana: #505 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,737 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsALGeorgia: #463 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,338 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedHITexas: #636 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,896 girlsTXFlorida: #293 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#276 · 1 in 2,146
  2. Florida#293 · 1 in 1,941
  3. Indiana#304 · 1 in 3,292
  4. North Carolina#323 · 1 in 3,219
  5. Michigan#323 · 1 in 3,700

Best ever in a state: #2 in Nevada, 1942.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#276141 in 2,146
Florida#29361 in 1,941
Indiana#30481 in 3,292
Michigan#323101 in 3,700
North Carolina#323121 in 3,219
Kansas#32561 in 2,720
Tennessee#340101 in 2,820
New York#346221 in 4,493
Missouri#38681 in 3,823
Alabama#40181 in 3,918
Pennsylvania#411121 in 7,948
Oklahoma#41771 in 3,578
California#42071 in 4,417
Illinois#46091 in 6,488
Georgia#46371 in 5,338
Arkansas#49751 in 4,136
Ohio#49961 in 9,092
Louisiana#50551 in 4,737
Texas#636101 in 5,896
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Judy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 224 spots since 2024 (#1,648 → #1,872)
  • 294 spots since 2020 (#1,578 → #1,872)
  • 435 spots since 2015 (#1,437 → #1,872)
  • Biggest jump: 652 spots in 1897 (#1,583 → #931)
  • Biggest drop: 597 spots in 1896 (#986 → #1,583)
Rise & fade · girls
66 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1946 at #11 (20,477 births)
  • Births halved by 1956, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 30 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1937–1966
  • Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1909–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 77
  • Highest: 1 in 77 girls born in 1946 were named Judy (1.3%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,307 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 43.8% of all girls named Judy (167,719) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s41#778 (1886)#921
1890s95#893 (1891)#1,068
1900s152#706 (1909)#991
1910s888#524 (1919)#667
1920s2,627#368 (1926)#426
1930s22,311#28 (1939)#175
1940s167,719#11 (1946)#15
1950s118,060#25 (1950)#32
1960s50,325#48 (1960)#92
1970s9,654#177 (1970)#291
1980s4,858#374 (1982)#460
1990s2,662#576 (1990)#810
2000s1,481#1,088 (2000)#1,455
2010s1,369#1,437 (2015)#1,603
2020s737#1,578 (2020)#1,684

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Judy in 1922

girls
#459
223 births · 1 in 5,386 girls

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #459Judy223
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 5,386 of them was named Judy, which outranked 92.1% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #455Rubye225
  2. #455Verda225
  3. #458Oma224
  4. #459Judy223
  5. #459Elouise223
  6. #459Stephanie223
  7. #462Elisabeth222
  8. #463Vida220
  9. #464Faith219

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1922 →