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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • 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: #227 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #216 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsMNIllinois: #308 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,835 girlsILWisconsin: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsWIMichigan: #304 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,901 girlsMINew York: #217 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsNYMassachusetts: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,059 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedRIOregon: #309 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsORNevada: 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: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,405 girlsIAIndiana: #239 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsINOhio: #261 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,594 girlsOHPennsylvania: #326 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsPANew Jersey: #266 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsNJConnecticut: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsCTCalifornia: #329 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,774 girlsCAUtah: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,343 girlsUTColorado: #207 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 922 girlsCONebraska: #228 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsNEMissouri: #309 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsMOKentucky: #159 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 759 girlsKYWest Virginia: #206 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,015 girlsWVVirginia: #300 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsVAMaryland: #476 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,709 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDEArizona: #364 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsAZNew Mexico: #162 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 596 girlsNMKansas: #280 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsKSArkansas: #129 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 534 girlsARTennessee: #160 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 763 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #222 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #201 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 923 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #278 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,440 girlsOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsLAMississippi: #231 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsMSAlabama: #244 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsALGeorgia: #181 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 825 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedHITexas: #236 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsTXFlorida: #242 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#129 · 1 in 534
  2. Kentucky#159 · 1 in 759
  3. Tennessee#160 · 1 in 763
  4. New Mexico#162 · 1 in 596
  5. Georgia#181 · 1 in 825

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#129241 in 534
Kentucky#159301 in 759
Tennessee#160361 in 763
New Mexico#162131 in 596
Georgia#181401 in 825
South Carolina#201191 in 923
West Virginia#206111 in 1,015
Colorado#207171 in 922
Minnesota#216181 in 1,322
New York#217911 in 1,134
North Carolina#222311 in 1,092
Washington#227171 in 1,155
Nebraska#22881 in 1,177
Mississippi#231151 in 1,071
Texas#236821 in 1,164
Indiana#239251 in 1,396
Florida#242351 in 1,249
Alabama#244191 in 1,186
Ohio#261441 in 1,594
New Jersey#266251 in 1,504
Oklahoma#278111 in 1,440
Kansas#28081 in 1,506
Virginia#300151 in 1,850
Michigan#304301 in 1,901
Wisconsin#307111 in 2,497
Illinois#308381 in 1,835
Missouri#309151 in 1,978
Oregon#30971 in 1,864
Pennsylvania#326311 in 2,156
California#329771 in 1,774
Iowa#33371 in 2,405
Louisiana#344141 in 1,773
Utah#35951 in 2,343
Arizona#36481 in 1,921
Massachusetts#378101 in 3,059
Connecticut#40251 in 2,847
Maryland#47651 in 3,709
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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 1974

girls
#276
927 births · 1 in 1,583 girls

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #276Judy927
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,583 of them was named Judy, which outranked 97.3% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #273Christi940
  2. #274Candice936
  3. #275Miranda934
  4. #276Judy927
  5. #277Tammie924
  6. #278Jenifer923
  7. #279Jackie913
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →