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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • 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: #396 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,605 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: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,811 girlsMNIllinois: #444 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,040 girlsILWisconsin: #507 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,487 girlsWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,627 girlsMINew York: #257 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,393 girlsNYMassachusetts: #348 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,598 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedRIOregon: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,756 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: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsINOhio: #330 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsOHPennsylvania: #359 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,576 girlsPANew Jersey: #364 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,348 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #369 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 2,085 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedUTColorado: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsCONebraska: #233 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsNEMissouri: #283 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsMOKentucky: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsKYWest Virginia: #211 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsWVVirginia: #318 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsVAMaryland: #466 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,490 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDEArizona: #500 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,051 girlsAZNew Mexico: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsNMKansas: #306 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,859 girlsKSArkansas: #344 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsARTennessee: #506 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,362 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #294 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #260 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #368 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,292 girlsOKLouisiana: #294 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,530 girlsLAMississippi: #275 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,266 girlsMSAlabama: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsALGeorgia: #288 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Judy, so not publishedHITexas: #328 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsTXFlorida: #485 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,414 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#211 · 1 in 1,159
  2. Alabama#223 · 1 in 1,075
  3. Kentucky#232 · 1 in 1,302
  4. Nebraska#233 · 1 in 1,350
  5. New York#257 · 1 in 1,393

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#211101 in 1,159
Alabama#223201 in 1,075
Kentucky#232181 in 1,302
Nebraska#23371 in 1,350
New York#257721 in 1,393
South Carolina#260131 in 1,300
Mississippi#275121 in 1,266
Missouri#283171 in 1,735
Georgia#288201 in 1,544
Louisiana#294171 in 1,530
North Carolina#294181 in 1,777
New Mexico#30061 in 1,278
Kansas#30671 in 1,859
Virginia#318131 in 2,069
Texas#328541 in 1,791
Ohio#330281 in 2,406
Arkansas#34461 in 2,066
Massachusetts#348111 in 2,598
Colorado#35381 in 2,026
Pennsylvania#359251 in 2,576
Indiana#363121 in 2,816
New Jersey#364151 in 2,348
Oklahoma#36871 in 2,292
California#369691 in 2,085
Washington#39681 in 2,605
Oregon#40251 in 2,756
Illinois#444231 in 3,040
Michigan#448151 in 3,627
Minnesota#45651 in 4,811
Maryland#46651 in 3,490
Florida#485121 in 3,414
Arizona#50051 in 3,051
Tennessee#50661 in 4,362
Wisconsin#50751 in 5,487
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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 1976

girls
#349
614 births · 1 in 2,386 girls

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #349Judy614
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 2,386 of them was named Judy, which outranked 96.8% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Judy
  1. #346Tabatha618
  2. #347Roberta617
  3. #348Ruby616
  4. #349Judy614
  5. #349Marissa614
  6. #351Betsy613
  7. #352Antoinette611
  8. #353Lorena607

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →