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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedAKMaine: #124 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 507 girlsMEVermont: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 470 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #198 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 982 girlsNHWashington: #296 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 698 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #222 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsMNIllinois: #220 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsILWisconsin: #211 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,288 girlsWIMichigan: #265 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsMINew York: #212 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsNYMassachusetts: #283 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 703 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #161 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 597 girlsSDIowa: #157 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 742 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsINOhio: #192 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 962 girlsOHPennsylvania: #221 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsPANew Jersey: #254 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsNJConnecticut: #192 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsCTCalifornia: #238 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsCAUtah: #176 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 719 girlsUTColorado: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsCONebraska: #182 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 815 girlsNEMissouri: #236 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsMOKentucky: #135 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 590 girlsKYWest Virginia: #134 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 567 girlsWVVirginia: #141 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 661 girlsVAMaryland: #194 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 977 girlsMDDelaware: #147 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 578 girlsDEArizona: #251 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsAZNew Mexico: #134 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 525 girlsNMKansas: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 967 girlsKSArkansas: #167 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 696 girlsARTennessee: #174 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 864 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #164 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 746 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #227 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #215 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsOKLouisiana: #229 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsLAMississippi: #180 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 777 girlsMSAlabama: #168 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 782 girlsALGeorgia: #173 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 826 girlsGAHawaii: #224 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 787 girlsHITexas: #163 for girls · 142 births · 1 in 731 girlsTXFlorida: #179 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 853 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#124 · 1 in 507
  2. Vermont#129 · 1 in 470
  3. New Mexico#134 · 1 in 525
  4. West Virginia#134 · 1 in 567
  5. Kentucky#135 · 1 in 590

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#124141 in 507
Vermont#12961 in 470
New Mexico#134161 in 525
West Virginia#134231 in 567
Kentucky#135441 in 590
Virginia#141501 in 661
Delaware#14761 in 578
Iowa#157261 in 742
South Dakota#16171 in 597
Texas#1631421 in 731
North Carolina#164541 in 746
Oregon#166191 in 703
Arkansas#167201 in 696
Alabama#168341 in 782
Georgia#173471 in 826
Tennessee#174361 in 864
Utah#176151 in 719
Florida#179561 in 853
Mississippi#180241 in 777
Nebraska#182131 in 815
Connecticut#192181 in 1,025
Ohio#192871 in 962
Maryland#194241 in 977
Idaho#19671 in 698
New Hampshire#19851 in 982
Wisconsin#211241 in 1,288
Indiana#212371 in 1,111
New York#2121201 in 1,043
Kansas#213141 in 967
Oklahoma#215171 in 1,038
Illinois#220731 in 1,133
Pennsylvania#221651 in 1,236
Minnesota#222201 in 1,354
Hawaii#22461 in 787
South Carolina#227181 in 1,152
Louisiana#229271 in 1,080
Missouri#236281 in 1,221
California#2381211 in 1,226
Arizona#251141 in 1,078
New Jersey#254341 in 1,366
Michigan#265451 in 1,533
Massachusetts#283201 in 1,958
Washington#296131 in 1,719
Colorado#299111 in 1,498
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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 1971

girls
#196
1,523 births · 1 in 1,092 girls
boys
#3,370
9 births · 1 in 196,494 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #196Judy1,523

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #3,370Judy9
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 1,092 of them was named Judy, which outranked 98.0% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #193Shirley1,588
  2. #194Sylvia1,577
  3. #195Kerri1,575
  4. #196Judy1,523
  5. #197Meredith1,508
  6. #198Alice1,507
  7. #199Megan1,500
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 196,494 of them was named Judy, which outranked 40.4% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #3,146Winthrop10
  2. #3,146Wray10
  3. #3,146Zebedee10
  4. #3,370Judy9
  5. #3,370Able9
  6. #3,370Aden9
  7. #3,370Adi9
  8. #3,658Aaren8
  9. #3,658Abu8
  10. #3,658Adarryl8

Tied with 287 names at #3,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →