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Judy

Gender
Girl
Say it
JOO-dee
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#1,690 for girls
US rank, 2025
#1,872 for girls

Judy is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “woman of Judea”. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies) and 1,872nd for girls in the US (105 babies).

What does Judy mean?

Hebrew: 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.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Judy a girl's or a boy's name?

Judy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK and 105 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Judy in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,690among girls
Babies in 2025
18about 1 in 15,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 30% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Judy, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 29 girls.

Half of all the girls named Judy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Judy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #1,690 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 29 in 20212025
Judy in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202518#1,690
202427#1,288
202324#1,399
202218#1,730
202129#1,231
202013#2,159
201916#1,871
201824#1,420
201710#2,652
201623#1,498
201512#2,328
201415#1,976
201321#1,559
201215#2,005
201115#1,917
201019#1,635
200911#2,298
200810#2,454
200710#2,354
20067#2,940
20058#2,555
200413#1,722
20035#3,233
20020–
200111#1,723
20009#1,942
19999#1,921
199813#1,505
19977#2,281
19967#2,201

How popular is Judy in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,872among girls
Babies in 2025
105about 1 in 15,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 16% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 105 girls in the US were named Judy, making it the 1,872nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,578th. Its busiest year was 1947, with 21,037 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Judy than any year since 2011.

Half of all the girls named Judy in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 1957, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 114 girls in the US were given Judy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,551, up from #1,872 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 21,037 in 19472025
Judy in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025105#1,872
2024125#1,648
2023129#1,614
2022122#1,710
2021123#1,680
2020133#1,578
2019148#1,483
2018144#1,512
2017134#1,614
2016147#1,534
2015160#1,437
2014146#1,510
2013153#1,457
2012120#1,719
201194#2,058
2010123#1,703
2009111#1,889
2008118#1,824
2007144#1,570
2006127#1,664
2005146#1,451
2004167#1,277
2003158#1,307
2002163#1,227
2001157#1,252
2000190#1,086
1999196#1,033
1998203#990
1997214#926
1996236#843
1995261#771
1994243#829
1993269#763
1992341#655
1991297#711
1990402#575
1989363#593
1988408#536
1987411#511
1986415#504
1985460#462
1984514#413
1983521#414
1982614#374
1981603#381
1980549#408
1979535#405
1978553#381
1977632#348
1976614#349
1975749#306
1974927#276
19731,032#246
19721,261#221
19711,523#196
19701,828#177
19692,002#162
19682,269#142
19672,797#121
19663,510#97
19654,243#86
19645,529#74
19636,137#70
19627,061#63
19617,922#58
19608,855#48
19599,884#41
195810,838#36
195710,542#38
195610,197#35
195510,376#32
195411,632#29
195312,735#27
195213,632#26
195114,017#26
195014,207#25
194915,979#20
194817,706#16
194721,037#14
194620,477#11
194517,001#13
194417,119#12
194317,383#13
194215,667#15
194113,968#16
194011,382#16
19398,081#28
19384,992#41
19372,741#90
19361,987#118
19351,474#143
1934960#184
1933727#228
1932588#259
1931395#321
1930366#341
1929302#385
1928245#432
1927295#399
1926337#368
1925312#389
1924276#419
1923231#448
1922223#459
1921205#482
1920201#483
1919169#524
1918143#594
1917136#582
1916117#626
191584#724
191468#701
191352#721
191252#697
191138#704
191029#794
190932#706
190815#1,044
190713#1,092
190613#1,043
190513#1,057
190414#965
190311#1,076
190218#818
190111#1,007
190012#1,105
189912#935
189812#1,009
189712#931
18965#1,582
189511#986
18949#1,061
189311#901
18926#1,278
189110#893
18907#1,099
18896#1,146
18880–
18870–
18869#778
18856#921
18845#1,024
18830–
18825#908
18815#830
18805#836

Nicknames for Judy

Names like Judy

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Betsy Nancy Polly Penny Betty Bonnie Joni Ruby Billie Jenny Annie Elsie

Other spellings of Judy

Judi

More Hebrew names

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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, “Judy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/judy, updated 20 October 2026.