Girls' name · since 1880
Judy
382,979 babies named Judy in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #92 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,874 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382,979
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Judy is the #1874 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 382,979 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Judy recorded 382,979 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1874 nationally today, ahead of 89% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #92 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,874 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 382,979 born since 1880
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Judy ranks #92 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,874 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 382,979 born since 1880, peaking in the 1940s.
- #92 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,874 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 382,979
- born since 1880
- 1940s
- peak decade
Judy's 382,979 recorded births place it above 99.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Judy compares
382,979 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Judy's all-time total is 1,019x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Judy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 382,979 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21,037 | 21 | 19,840 |
Judy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Judy's full recorded timeline at 1954, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 21,037 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Judy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 21,037
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Judy popularity over time - boys
1,094 total births recorded since 1929 (Judy as boys' name)
Judy by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (167,719 births, 44% of the file).
1940s was Judy's strongest decade.
167,719 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Judy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 95
1890s
95 births
- 1900s 152
1900s
152 births
- 1910s 888
1910s
888 births
- 1920s 2,627
1920s
2,627 births
- 1930s 22,311
1930s
22,311 births
- 1940s
1940s
167,719 births
- 1950s
1950s
118,060 births
- 1960s 50,325
1960s
50,325 births
- 1970s 9,654
1970s
9,654 births
- 1980s 4,858
1980s
4,858 births
- 1990s 2,662
1990s
2,662 births
- 2000s 1,481
2000s
1,481 births
- 2010s 1,369
2010s
1,369 births
- 2020s 737
2020s
737 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 167,719 births (44% of all-time use).
How Judy 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 Judy's total volume
Judy by state
Where Judy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27,775 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24,906 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 20,944 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 19,264 | 5.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 18,923 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 17,778 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 16,235 | 4.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 16,079 | 4.2% |
27,775 of 382,979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Judy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Judy's data
- Judy's decade-level peak was the 1940s (167,719 total births); usage has since declined to 737 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Judys (27,775 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 Judy
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Judy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Judy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Judy 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.