Girls' name · since 1930

Judi

Judi has 10,351 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1947 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,621 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,190 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
10,351
born since 1930
1940s
peak decade

10,351 babies have been named Judi since 1930, making it today's #10190 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Judi recorded 10,351 times among girls since 1930, holding rank #10190 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.

  • #1,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,190 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 10,351 born since 1930
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judi ranks #1,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,351 born since 1930, peaking in the 1940s.

#1,621 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,190 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
10,351
born since 1930
1940s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%41%
Judi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Judi's 10,351 recorded births place it above 97.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Judi compares

10,351 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Judi's all-time total is 28x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Judi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 10,351 376 567,345
Peak-year births 607 21 19,840

Judi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Judi splits its recorded history at 1977: 6% of all births land in the more recent half, 94% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 607 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Judi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
607
Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
0200400600800 193019441956196819801992200820202025 9

Judi by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (3,940 births, 38% of the file).

1940s was Judi's strongest decade.

3,940 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Judi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 3,940 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Judi compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Judi's total volume

Judi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -53, 5%-84, 4.2%-128, 3.4%-146, 2.6%-118, 2.1%-64, 7.2%-146, 4.9%-58, 5.1%-31, 7%-108, 4.3%-107, 5.8%-96, 4.8%-81, 4%-62, 11.3%-63, 9.3%Judi-96, 5.9%Judi
Judi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Judi by state

Where Judi concentrates geographically, total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Judi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,324 12.8%
#2 New York
746 7.2%
#3 Illinois
610 5.9%
#4 Ohio
555 5.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
543 5.2%
#6 Michigan
433 4.2%
#7 Washington
358 3.5%
#8 Texas
347 3.4%
California share of Judi's total US births 12.8%
Even split

1,324 of 10,351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Judi appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Judi?
Judi has been given to 10,351 babies in the U.S. since 1930, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,621 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #10,190 of 17,297. 607 babies were born in 1947, its single highest year.
Where does Judi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judi ranks #1,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Judi most popular?
Judi was most popular in the 1940s decade with 3,940 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Judi most popular?
The top states for the name Judi are California (1,324 births), New York (746 births), Illinois (610 births).
How long has the name Judi been used?
The SSA has tracked Judi since 1930 -- 96 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Judi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Judith, Judy, Judie, Jude, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Judi's data

  • Judi's decade-level peak was the 1940s (3,940 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Judis (1,324 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Judi

Nearby Names Like Judi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Judi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1930–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Judi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.