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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedAKMaine: #130 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 564 girlsMEVermont: #99 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 386 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #81 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 294 girlsNHWashington: #151 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 647 girlsWAIdaho: #77 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 251 girlsIDMontana: #102 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 330 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #68 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 227 girlsNDMinnesota: #119 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 552 girlsMNIllinois: #132 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 624 girlsILWisconsin: #119 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 556 girlsWIMichigan: #130 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 625 girlsMINew York: #152 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 719 girlsNYMassachusetts: #171 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,063 girlsMARhode Island: #132 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 670 girlsRIOregon: #141 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 609 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #88 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 308 girlsSDIowa: #113 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 439 girlsIAIndiana: #127 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 590 girlsINOhio: #110 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 484 girlsOHPennsylvania: #118 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 577 girlsPANew Jersey: #157 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 776 girlsNJConnecticut: #244 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,489 girlsCTCalifornia: #153 for girls · 210 births · 1 in 728 girlsCAUtah: #130 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 497 girlsUTColorado: #111 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 448 girlsCONebraska: #121 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 474 girlsNEMissouri: #119 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 540 girlsMOKentucky: #74 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 308 girlsKYWest Virginia: #72 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 294 girlsWVVirginia: #97 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 408 girlsVAMaryland: #135 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 629 girlsMDDelaware: #131 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 527 girlsDEArizona: #129 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 490 girlsAZNew Mexico: #103 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 352 girlsNMKansas: #116 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 483 girlsKSArkansas: #72 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 275 girlsARTennessee: #79 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 336 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #114 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 518 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #95 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 410 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #230 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsDCOklahoma: #102 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 445 girlsOKLouisiana: #118 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 503 girlsLAMississippi: #100 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 406 girlsMSAlabama: #101 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 399 girlsALGeorgia: #96 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 410 girlsGAHawaii: #232 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 792 girlsHITexas: #118 for girls · 183 births · 1 in 502 girlsTXFlorida: #123 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 538 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#68 · 1 in 227
  2. Arkansas#72 · 1 in 275
  3. West Virginia#72 · 1 in 294
  4. Kentucky#74 · 1 in 308
  5. Idaho#77 · 1 in 251

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#68191 in 227
Arkansas#72491 in 275
West Virginia#72421 in 294
Kentucky#74801 in 308
Idaho#77171 in 251
Tennessee#79891 in 336
New Hampshire#81161 in 294
South Dakota#88141 in 308
South Carolina#95501 in 410
Georgia#96901 in 410
Virginia#97821 in 408
Vermont#9971 in 386
Mississippi#100461 in 406
Alabama#101671 in 399
Montana#102131 in 330
Oklahoma#102351 in 445
New Mexico#103231 in 352
Ohio#1101711 in 484
Colorado#111341 in 448
Iowa#113471 in 439
North Carolina#114761 in 518
Kansas#116281 in 483
Louisiana#118621 in 503
Pennsylvania#1181481 in 577
Texas#1181831 in 502
Minnesota#119511 in 552
Missouri#119621 in 540
Wisconsin#119601 in 556
Nebraska#121211 in 474
Florida#123771 in 538
Indiana#127691 in 590
Arizona#129261 in 490
Maine#130131 in 564
Michigan#1301141 in 625
Utah#130181 in 497
Delaware#13171 in 527
Illinois#1321371 in 624
Rhode Island#132101 in 670
Maryland#135411 in 629
Oregon#141211 in 609
Washington#151351 in 647
New York#1521941 in 719
California#1532101 in 728
New Jersey#157641 in 776
Massachusetts#171411 in 1,063
District of Columbia#23091 in 1,177
Hawaii#23261 in 792
Connecticut#244141 in 1,489
Alaska———
Nevada———
Wyoming———

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 1967

girls
#121
2,797 births · 1 in 590 girls
boys
#2,352
12 births · 1 in 145,318 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #121Judy2,797

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #2,352Judy12
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 590 of them was named Judy, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #118Cathy2,825
  2. #119Penny2,811
  3. #120Yolanda2,798
  4. #121Judy2,797
  5. #122Nicole2,776
  6. #123Julia2,775
  7. #124Kristen2,751
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 145,318 of them was named Judy, which outranked 48.3% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #2,242York13
  2. #2,242Yves13
  3. #2,242Zolton13
  4. #2,352Judy12
  5. #2,352Ace12
  6. #2,352Albin12
  7. #2,352Algie12
  8. #2,470Adelbert11
  9. #2,470Agostino11
  10. #2,470Aldric11

Tied with 117 names at #2,352; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →