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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedAKMaine: #181 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNHWashington: #55 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 209 girlsWAIdaho: #105 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 377 girlsIDMontana: #135 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 557 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #106 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 400 girlsNDMinnesota: #78 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 331 girlsMNIllinois: #64 for girls · 195 births · 1 in 259 girlsILWisconsin: #70 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 311 girlsWIMichigan: #72 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 310 girlsMINew York: #116 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 561 girlsNYMassachusetts: #126 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 801 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedRIOregon: #51 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 200 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #89 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 308 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #129 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 567 girlsSDIowa: #70 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 310 girlsIAIndiana: #52 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 221 girlsINOhio: #57 for girls · 182 births · 1 in 258 girlsOHPennsylvania: #136 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 826 girlsPANew Jersey: #114 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 588 girlsNJConnecticut: #95 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 420 girlsCTCalifornia: #73 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 290 girlsCAUtah: #76 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 304 girlsUTColorado: #71 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 293 girlsCONebraska: #74 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 326 girlsNEMissouri: #68 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 327 girlsMOKentucky: #159 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 757 girlsKYWest Virginia: #128 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 574 girlsWVVirginia: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,273 girlsVAMaryland: #188 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,235 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #232 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 972 girlsNMKansas: #83 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 336 girlsKSArkansas: #245 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsARTennessee: #171 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 880 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #211 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #191 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 951 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #91 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 403 girlsDCOklahoma: #85 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 384 girlsOKLouisiana: #231 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsLAMississippi: #323 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,365 girlsMSAlabama: #220 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsALGeorgia: #250 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedHITexas: #176 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 796 girlsTXFlorida: #151 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 629 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#51 · 1 in 200
  2. Indiana#52 · 1 in 221
  3. Washington#55 · 1 in 209
  4. Ohio#57 · 1 in 258
  5. Illinois#64 · 1 in 259

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#51271 in 200
Indiana#521051 in 221
Washington#55451 in 209
Ohio#571821 in 258
Illinois#641951 in 259
Missouri#68791 in 327
Iowa#70601 in 310
Wisconsin#70731 in 311
Colorado#71271 in 293
Michigan#721251 in 310
California#731271 in 290
Nebraska#74301 in 326
Utah#76151 in 304
Minnesota#78601 in 331
Kansas#83371 in 336
Oklahoma#85521 in 384
Wyoming#8951 in 308
District of Columbia#91111 in 403
Connecticut#95221 in 420
Idaho#105101 in 377
North Dakota#106141 in 400
New Jersey#114401 in 588
New York#1161461 in 561
Massachusetts#126341 in 801
West Virginia#128321 in 574
South Dakota#12991 in 567
Montana#13571 in 557
Pennsylvania#136861 in 826
Florida#151201 in 629
Kentucky#159341 in 757
Tennessee#171301 in 880
Texas#176691 in 796
Maine#18161 in 1,031
Maryland#18891 in 1,235
South Carolina#191211 in 951
North Carolina#211271 in 1,320
Alabama#220241 in 1,181
Louisiana#231181 in 1,138
New Mexico#23251 in 972
Arkansas#245131 in 1,331
Georgia#250201 in 1,468
Virginia#269101 in 2,273
Mississippi#32391 in 2,365
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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 1936

girls
#118
1,987 births · 1 in 524 girls
boys
#2,854
7 births · 1 in 148,172 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #118Judy1,987

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #2,854Judy7
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 524 of them was named Judy, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #115Vivian2,015
  2. #116Eva2,002
  3. #117Billie1,990
  4. #118Judy1,987
  5. #119Bobbie1,986
  6. #120Maria1,981
  7. #121Beatrice1,955
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 148,172 of them was named Judy, which outranked 29.3% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #2,629Zebedee8
  2. #2,629Zeferino8
  3. #2,629Zenon8
  4. #2,854Judy7
  5. #2,854Abbott7
  6. #2,854Adalberto7
  7. #2,854Addis7
  8. #3,147Abelino6
  9. #3,147Acey6
  10. #3,147Adair6

Tied with 292 names at #2,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →