Recorded 1938–1956 Girls' name Peak 1946 169 births

Judye — girls' name

169 babies named Judye in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s1311950s32
1940s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Judye was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

21 babies were named Judye in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Judye

The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Judye between 1938 and 1956, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Judye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Judye performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Judye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Judye in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 169 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Judye at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

169

Since 1938

19 years of records

Peak year

1946

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1938

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1956

Judye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1938

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1946)
21
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Judye by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
131 births that decade — 78% of Judye's all-time total
1930s61940s1311950s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Judye?
169 babies have been named Judye since 1938. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1946 with 21 births.
When was Judye most popular?
Judye was most popular in the 1940s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
How long has the name Judye been used?
Judye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 19 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Judye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Judith, Judy, Judi, Judie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–1956 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.