Judi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JOO-dee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Judi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Judea”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Judi mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Judy; pet form of Judith
“woman of Judea”
Pet form of Judith; famous bearers include Judy Garland and Judy, Mr Punch's wife in the Punch and Judy puppet show.
Meaning borrowed from Judy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Judi a girl's or a boy's name?
Judi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Judi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Judi, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Judi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Judi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
- Judy 18
- Judi 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Judi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Judi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,104among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Judi, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,137th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 607 girls. It first appears in the records in 1930.
Half of all the girls named Judi in the US since 1880 were born between 1946 and 1964, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 114 girls in the US were given Judi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,551, up from #10,104 for this spelling alone.
- Judy 105
- Judi 9
Judi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 13 | #8,142 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 25 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 15 | #4,685 |
| 1982 | 27 | #3,171 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 24 | #3,411 |
| 1979 | 26 | #3,147 |
| 1978 | 31 | #2,680 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,820 |
| 1975 | 32 | #2,456 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,709 |
| 1973 | 65 | #1,458 |
| 1972 | 97 | #1,133 |
| 1971 | 113 | #1,066 |
| 1970 | 138 | #929 |
| 1969 | 174 | #770 |
| 1968 | 176 | #746 |
| 1967 | 226 | #638 |
| 1966 | 256 | #592 |
| 1965 | 293 | #556 |
| 1964 | 325 | #550 |
| 1963 | 349 | #521 |
| 1962 | 377 | #498 |
| 1961 | 437 | #466 |
| 1960 | 426 | #476 |
| 1959 | 425 | #466 |
| 1958 | 325 | #538 |
| 1957 | 209 | #683 |
| 1956 | 153 | #801 |
| 1955 | 132 | #843 |
| 1954 | 111 | #912 |
| 1953 | 125 | #827 |
| 1952 | 143 | #740 |
| 1951 | 170 | #670 |
| 1950 | 175 | #646 |
| 1949 | 242 | #529 |
| 1948 | 367 | #413 |
| 1947 | 607 | #314 |
| 1946 | 601 | #299 |
| 1945 | 524 | #302 |
| 1944 | 449 | #318 |
| 1943 | 406 | #355 |
| 1942 | 343 | #385 |
| 1941 | 200 | #492 |
| 1940 | 201 | #476 |
| 1939 | 84 | #748 |
| 1938 | 51 | #992 |
| 1937 | 39 | #1,144 |
| 1936 | 22 | #1,593 |
| 1935 | 15 | #2,094 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
Nicknames for Judi
- Jude 2,460 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Judi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joni Betsy Heidi Nancy Penny Mimi Bonnie Marnie Gigi Jana Robyn Polly
Other spellings of Judi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Judi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/judi, updated 20 October 2026.