NameTides

Judy

Judy was the #1,872 girls' name in the US in 2025 (105 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales and #1,001 in Canada.

Judy as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Judy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaScotlandIrelandUSEngland & Wales
Judy as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,872 (105)#1,892 (15)#780 (3)—#885 (3)#1,001 (27)
2024#1,648 (125)#1,230 (27)——#736 (4)#1,077 (24)
2023#1,614 (129)#1,371 (23)———#886 (30)
2022#1,710 (122)#1,685 (17)———#837 (32)
2021#1,680 (123)#1,224 (27)——#390 (10)#766 (38)
2020#1,578 (133)#2,300 (11)——#700 (4)#665 (43)
2019#1,483 (148)#2,040 (13)#765 (3)——#592 (52)
2018#1,512 (144)#1,393 (23)——#896 (3)#646 (46)
2017#1,614 (134)#2,502 (10)——#651 (5)#614 (49)
2016#1,534 (147)#1,472 (22)——#661 (5)#666 (45)
2015#1,437 (160)#2,496 (10)——#896 (3)#789 (35)
2014#1,510 (146)#1,966 (14)——#876 (3)#825 (33)
2013#1,457 (153)#1,537 (20)——#894 (3)#676 (42)
2012#1,719 (120)#1,991 (14)———#628 (46)
2011#2,058 (94)#2,025 (13)——#612 (6)#666 (43)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1946 at #11.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,500uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Judy is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Judy by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #787MINew York: #1,087NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,036NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Judy (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#74216
Quebec2025#7745

Judy (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JudyCanadaGirls#1,00127
JudyEngland & WalesGirls#1,89215
JudyIrelandGirls#8853
JudyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
JudyScotlandGirls#7803
JudyUSGirls#1,872105
JudyUSBoys—too few