Is Judy a boy or girl name?
Judy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 124 girls and 0 boys were named Judy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 383,965 US babies named Judy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,653
- Babies named Judy since 1880
- 383,965
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 21,072 babies
Boys and girls named Judy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 41 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 152 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 888 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 2,627 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 83 | 22,311 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 483 | 167,718 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 255 | 118,061 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 165 | 50,324 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 58 | 9,654 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 45 | 4,858 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,663 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,481 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,367 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 631 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,653 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,618 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,712 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,582 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,490 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,522 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,616 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,536 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,443 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,512 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,457 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,724 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,061 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,707 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,892 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,831 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,571 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,667 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,458 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,282 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,310 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,233 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,256 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,089 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,040 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 203 | #995 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 214 | #928 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 236 | #845 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 262 | #770 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 243 | #830 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 269 | #767 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 341 | #656 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 297 | #712 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 402 | #576 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 363 | #594 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,836 | 408 | #536 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,523 | 411 | #511 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 415 | #504 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,447 | 460 | #462 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,965 | 514 | #413 |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,009 | 521 | #414 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,849 | 614 | #375 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 603 | #381 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,744 | 549 | #408 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 535 | #405 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 553 | #382 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,328 | 632 | #349 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 614 | #350 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,555 | 749 | #306 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 927 | #276 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,121 | 1,032 | #246 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,064 | 1,261 | #222 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,518 | 1,523 | #196 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,448 | 1,828 | #177 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,779 | 2,003 | #162 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,663 | 2,269 | #142 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,412 | 2,798 | #120 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,929 | 3,510 | #97 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,547 | 4,242 | #86 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,871 | 5,531 | #74 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,926 | 6,134 | #70 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,733 | 7,060 | #63 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,914 | 7,918 | #58 |
| 1960 | 25 | #1,642 | 8,859 | #48 |
| 1959 | 25 | #1,607 | 9,884 | #41 |
| 1958 | 18 | #1,930 | 10,837 | #36 |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,419 | 10,544 | #38 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,698 | 10,197 | #35 |
| 1955 | 27 | #1,496 | 10,376 | #32 |
| 1954 | 24 | #1,576 | 11,632 | #29 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,465 | 12,736 | #27 |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,778 | 13,632 | #26 |
| 1951 | 36 | #1,232 | 14,016 | #26 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,451 | 14,207 | #25 |
| 1949 | 35 | #1,219 | 15,979 | #20 |
| 1948 | 47 | #1,028 | 17,705 | #16 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,222 | 21,036 | #14 |
| 1946 | 42 | #1,066 | 20,478 | #11 |
| 1945 | 49 | #923 | 17,001 | #13 |
| 1944 | 57 | #836 | 17,119 | #12 |
| 1943 | 52 | #927 | 17,383 | #13 |
| 1942 | 57 | #872 | 15,667 | #15 |
| 1941 | 65 | #773 | 13,967 | #16 |
| 1940 | 43 | #987 | 11,383 | #16 |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,078 | 8,081 | #28 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,588 | 4,992 | #41 |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,272 | 2,741 | #91 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,025 | 1,987 | #118 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 1,474 | #143 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 960 | #184 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,919 | 727 | #228 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,040 | 588 | #259 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 395 | #321 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 366 | #342 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,287 | 302 | #386 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 245 | #432 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 295 | #399 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 337 | #368 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 312 | #389 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 276 | #420 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 231 | #448 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 223 | #460 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 205 | #482 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 201 | #483 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 169 | #527 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 143 | #595 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 136 | #583 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 117 | #626 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 84 | #728 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 68 | #703 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 52 | #731 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 52 | #702 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 38 | #709 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 29 | #803 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 32 | #715 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,062 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,072 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,078 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 14 | #978 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,101 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 18 | #833 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,042 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,136 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 12 | #954 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,029 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #953 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,710 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,019 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,103 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 11 | #926 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,362 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 10 | #919 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,148 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,207 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 9 | #799 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #983 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,089 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #972 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 5 | #885 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #883 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Judy reached #773 in 1941. As a girl name, it reached #11 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Judy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.