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
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 20,477 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 30 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 382,979since 1880
Judy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,872 | 105 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 125 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,614 | 129 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,710 | 122 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,680 | 123 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,578 | 133 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,483 | 148 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,512 | 144 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,614 | 134 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,534 | 147 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 160 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,510 | 146 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,457 | 153 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,719 | 120 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,058 | 94 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,703 | 123 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,889 | 111 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,824 | 118 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,570 | 144 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,664 | 127 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,451 | 146 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,278 | 167 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,308 | 158 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,228 | 163 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,253 | 157 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,088 | 190 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,035 | 196 | — | |
| 1998 | #991 | 203 | — | |
| 1997 | #927 | 214 | — | |
| 1996 | #843 | 236 | — | |
| 1995 | #772 | 261 | — | |
| 1994 | #830 | 243 | — | |
| 1993 | #764 | 269 | — | |
| 1992 | #655 | 341 | — | |
| 1991 | #711 | 297 | — | |
| 1990 | #576 | 402 | — | |
| 1989 | #594 | 363 | — | |
| 1988 | #536 | 408 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #511 | 411 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #504 | 415 | — | |
| 1985 | #462 | 460 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #413 | 514 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #414 | 521 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #374 | 614 | #6,385 | 5 |
| 1981 | #381 | 603 | — | |
| 1980 | #408 | 549 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #405 | 535 | — | |
| 1978 | #381 | 553 | — | |
| 1977 | #348 | 632 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #349 | 614 | — | |
| 1975 | #306 | 749 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #276 | 927 | — | |
| 1973 | #246 | 1,032 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #221 | 1,261 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #196 | 1,523 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #177 | 1,828 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #162 | 2,002 | #2,682 | 11 |
| 1968 | #142 | 2,269 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #121 | 2,797 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #97 | 3,510 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #86 | 4,243 | #2,476 | 11 |
| 1964 | #74 | 5,529 | #1,850 | 19 |
| 1963 | #70 | 6,137 | #1,902 | 18 |
| 1962 | #63 | 7,061 | #1,713 | 22 |
| 1961 | #58 | 7,922 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #48 | 8,855 | #1,619 | 25 |
| 1959 | #41 | 9,884 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1958 | #36 | 10,838 | #1,896 | 18 |
| 1957 | #38 | 10,542 | #1,411 | 31 |
| 1956 | #35 | 10,197 | #1,676 | 22 |
| 1955 | #32 | 10,376 | #1,483 | 27 |
| 1954 | #29 | 11,632 | #1,559 | 24 |
| 1953 | #27 | 12,735 | #1,455 | 27 |
| 1952 | #26 | 13,632 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1951 | #26 | 14,017 | #1,218 | 36 |
| 1950 | #25 | 14,207 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1949 | #20 | 15,979 | #1,205 | 35 |
| 1948 | #16 | 17,706 | #1,023 | 47 |
| 1947 | #14 | 21,037 | #1,213 | 36 |
| 1946 | #11 | 20,477 | #1,060 | 42 |
| 1945 | #13 | 17,001 | #916 | 49 |
| 1944 | #12 | 17,119 | #832 | 57 |
| 1943 | #13 | 17,383 | #923 | 52 |
| 1942 | #15 | 15,667 | #867 | 57 |
| 1941 | #16 | 13,968 | #770 | 65 |
| 1940 | #16 | 11,382 | #982 | 43 |
| 1939 | #28 | 8,081 | #1,070 | 36 |
| 1938 | #41 | 4,992 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #90 | 2,741 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #118 | 1,987 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #143 | 1,474 | — | |
| 1934 | #184 | 960 | — | |
| 1933 | #228 | 727 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #259 | 588 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #321 | 395 | — | |
| 1930 | #341 | 366 | — | |
| 1929 | #385 | 302 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #432 | 245 | — | |
| 1927 | #399 | 295 | — | |
| 1926 | #368 | 337 | — | |
| 1925 | #389 | 312 | — | |
| 1924 | #419 | 276 | — | |
| 1923 | #448 | 231 | — | |
| 1922 | #459 | 223 | — | |
| 1921 | #482 | 205 | — | |
| 1920 | #483 | 201 | — | |
| 1919 | #524 | 169 | — | |
| 1918 | #594 | 143 | — | |
| 1917 | #582 | 136 | — | |
| 1916 | #626 | 117 | — | |
| 1915 | #724 | 84 | — | |
| 1914 | #701 | 68 | — | |
| 1913 | #721 | 52 | — | |
| 1912 | #697 | 52 | — | |
| 1911 | #704 | 38 | — | |
| 1910 | #794 | 29 | — | |
| 1909 | #706 | 32 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,044 | 15 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,092 | 13 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,057 | 13 | — | |
| 1904 | #965 | 14 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,076 | 11 | — | |
| 1902 | #818 | 18 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,007 | 11 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 12 | — | |
| 1899 | #935 | 12 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,009 | 12 | — | |
| 1897 | #931 | 12 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 | — | |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #893 | 10 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,099 | 7 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #778 | 9 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#5 · 1 in 37
- South Dakota#5 · 1 in 38
- Nebraska#7 · 1 in 38
- Utah#7 · 1 in 44
- Washington#8 · 1 in 39
Best ever in a state: #2 in Nevada, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #5 | 331 | 1 in 37 |
| South Dakota | #5 | 123 | 1 in 38 |
| Nebraska | #7 | 244 | 1 in 38 |
| Utah | #7 | 115 | 1 in 44 |
| Montana | #8 | 82 | 1 in 52 |
| Oregon | #8 | 179 | 1 in 40 |
| Washington | #8 | 297 | 1 in 39 |
| Iowa | #9 | 473 | 1 in 42 |
| Ohio | #9 | 921 | 1 in 57 |
| California | #10 | 734 | 1 in 68 |
| Illinois | #10 | 997 | 1 in 56 |
| Michigan | #10 | 756 | 1 in 58 |
| Nevada | #10 | 16 | 1 in 33 |
| Wyoming | #10 | 35 | 1 in 47 |
| Idaho | #11 | 79 | 1 in 54 |
| Colorado | #12 | 139 | 1 in 65 |
| Indiana | #12 | 503 | 1 in 53 |
| Missouri | #12 | 447 | 1 in 63 |
| Oklahoma | #13 | 256 | 1 in 79 |
| Minnesota | #14 | 349 | 1 in 65 |
| North Dakota | #17 | 71 | 1 in 75 |
| Wisconsin | #17 | 341 | 1 in 71 |
| North Carolina | #21 | 373 | 1 in 101 |
| Tennessee | #23 | 234 | 1 in 120 |
| Alaska | #25 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| Florida | #25 | 101 | 1 in 147 |
| Texas | #25 | 423 | 1 in 142 |
| New Mexico | #26 | 41 | 1 in 143 |
| West Virginia | #27 | 170 | 1 in 111 |
| Arizona | #29 | 37 | 1 in 131 |
| Kentucky | #29 | 216 | 1 in 133 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 552 | 1 in 136 |
| Arkansas | #35 | 109 | 1 in 175 |
| Louisiana | #37 | 129 | 1 in 181 |
| Connecticut | #39 | 66 | 1 in 161 |
| South Carolina | #40 | 113 | 1 in 194 |
| Virginia | #41 | 136 | 1 in 182 |
| Alabama | #43 | 145 | 1 in 204 |
| New Jersey | #49 | 144 | 1 in 179 |
| Delaware | #51 | 9 | 1 in 177 |
| Maine | #51 | 35 | 1 in 176 |
| District of Columbia | #52 | 31 | 1 in 198 |
| New Hampshire | #53 | 21 | 1 in 158 |
| New York | #57 | 433 | 1 in 207 |
| Maryland | #60 | 49 | 1 in 265 |
| Hawaii | #61 | 19 | 1 in 178 |
| Georgia | #68 | 117 | 1 in 271 |
| Massachusetts | #73 | 108 | 1 in 272 |
| Vermont | #75 | 10 | 1 in 252 |
| Rhode Island | #82 | 15 | 1 in 302 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 52 | 1 in 435 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #11 (20,477 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 30 yrs · run 1937–1966
- Top 1,000: 102 yrs · run 1909–1998
- Highest: 1 in 77 girls born in 1946 were named Judy (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,307 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 43.8% of all girls named Judy (167,719) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 41 | #778 (1886) | #921 |
| 1890s | 95 | #893 (1891) | #1,068 |
| 1900s | 152 | #706 (1909) | #991 |
| 1910s | 888 | #524 (1919) | #667 |
| 1920s | 2,627 | #368 (1926) | #426 |
| 1930s | 22,311 | #28 (1939) | #175 |
| 1940s | 167,719 | #11 (1946) | #15 |
| 1950s | 118,060 | #25 (1950) | #32 |
| 1960s | 50,325 | #48 (1960) | #92 |
| 1970s | 9,654 | #177 (1970) | #291 |
| 1980s | 4,858 | #374 (1982) | #460 |
| 1990s | 2,662 | #576 (1990) | #810 |
| 2000s | 1,481 | #1,088 (2000) | #1,455 |
| 2010s | 1,369 | #1,437 (2015) | #1,603 |
| 2020s | 737 | #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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 100 of them was named Judy, which outranked 99.7% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 26,957 of them was named Judy, which outranked 75.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).