# Judy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/judy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Judie |
| US babies named this | 384,073 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,094 / 382,979 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 380, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Judith.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 94 | 2,061 |
| 2012 | 120 | 1,724 |
| 2013 | 153 | 1,458 |
| 2014 | 146 | 1,512 |
| 2015 | 160 | 1,443 |
| 2016 | 147 | 1,536 |
| 2017 | 134 | 1,617 |
| 2018 | 144 | 1,515 |
| 2019 | 148 | 1,487 |
| 2020 | 133 | 1,583 |
| 2021 | 123 | 1,687 |
| 2022 | 122 | 1,714 |
| 2023 | 129 | 1,619 |
| 2024 | 125 | 1,651 |
| 2025 | 105 | 1,874 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 11 | 2,662 |
| 1969 | 11 | 2,778 |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,447 |
| 1971 | 9 | 3,518 |
| 1972 | 11 | 3,061 |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,120 |
| 1975 | 7 | 4,558 |
| 1977 | 5 | 6,329 |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,743 |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,848 |
| 1983 | 10 | 4,009 |
| 1984 | 6 | 5,966 |
| 1985 | 7 | 5,446 |
| 1987 | 6 | 6,523 |
| 1988 | 6 | 6,837 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 14 | 1,991 |
| 2013 | 20 | 1,537 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,966 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,496 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,472 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,502 |
| 2018 | 23 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | 13 | 2,040 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2,300 |
| 2021 | 27 | 1,224 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1,371 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1,230 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1,892 |

## People named Judy

- Judy Garland, American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
- Judy Davis, Australian film, television and stage actress
- Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1939)
- Judy Blume, American children's writer (born 1938)
- Judy Tyler, American actress (1932–1957)
- Judy Reyes, American actress
- Judy Tegart, Australian tennis player
- Judy Grinham, British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder
- Judy Parfitt, British actress (born 1935)
- Judy Ann Santos, Filipino actress, media personality, chef and singer
- Judy Martz, American speed skater and politician (1943–2017)
- Judy Cornwell, English actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.