How Many People Are Named Judy?
people named Judy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,288 people in the US has this name
Based on 384,073 babies named Judy in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
21,073 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of JUDITH. A well-known bearer of this name was singer and actress Judy Garland (1922-1969).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Judy in English. Counting Judy and these spellings together, about 276,466 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Judy (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Judy alive today is about 71 years old, and 89% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 66 and 79 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Judy first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 21,073 babies. In 2025, 105 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Judy never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #11, in 1946, and it was in the top 100 for 30 years, 1937 to 1966. In 2025 it ranked #1,874.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,874 |
| Best rank | #11 (1946) |
| Years in the top 100 | 30 (1937 to 1966) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #15 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Judy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Judy were born in California than in any other state: about 19,884 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Judy was given 1.7 times as often in Tennessee, 1.6 times in Idaho and 1.6 times in Kentucky.
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