Girls' name · since 1885
Judie
5,491 babies named Judie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,491
- born since 1885
- 1940s
- peak decade
5,491 girls have been named Judie since 1885, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Judie recorded 5,491 times among girls since 1885, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1885 to 2024.
- #2,421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,491 born since 1885
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judie ranks #2,421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,491 born since 1885, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,491
- born since 1885
- 1940s
- peak decade
Judie's 5,491 recorded births place it above 96.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Judie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Judie's full recorded timeline at 1955, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 378 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Judie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2024
- Peak year (1943)
- 378
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Judie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (2,873 births, 52% of the file).
1940s was Judie's strongest decade.
2,873 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Judie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 84
1910s
84 births
- 1920s 97
1920s
97 births
- 1930s 587
1930s
587 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,873 births
- 1950s 887
1950s
887 births
- 1960s 563
1960s
563 births
- 1970s 146
1970s
146 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 2,873 births (52% of all-time use).
How Judie 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 Judie's total volume
Judie by state
Where Judie concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 582 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 294 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 279 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 226 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 207 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 157 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 136 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 133 | 2.4% |
582 of 5,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Judie appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Judie's data
- Judie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (2,873 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Judies (582 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Judie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~139 yrs)
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, 1885–2024 (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 Judie 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.