Purdy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PUR-dee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Purdy is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “for God”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Purdy mean?
English: English surname from Old French pour Dieu 'for God'
“for God”
The spelling Purdey was made famous by Joanna Lumley's character in 1970s TV series The New Avengers.
Is Purdy a girl's or a boy's name?
Purdy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Purdy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 175% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Purdy, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2009, with 5 girls.
Half of all the girls named Purdy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Purdy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Purdy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Navy, Saanvi, River, Pranshi, Anvi, Arya, Poppy, Gurnaaz, Aadhya, Aarvi, Gursanjh
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Purdy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/purdy, updated 20 October 2026.