Judie

Judie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“woman from Judea; praised”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JOO-dee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Judie is a familiar spelling variant of Judy, itself a diminutive of Judith. Judith comes from Hebrew Yehudit, traditionally understood as 'woman of Judea' and also associated with 'praised'.

How popular is Judie?

20241.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Judie in 20245

Peak year1942

Total US babies since 18805,491

Judie is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Judie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Judypraised · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew

Judie questions

What does the name Judie mean?

Judie means "woman from Judea; praised". It comes from Hebrew. Judie is a familiar spelling variant of Judy, itself a diminutive of Judith. Judith comes from Hebrew Yehudit, traditionally understood as 'woman of Judea' and also associated with 'praised'.

Is Judie a boy or girl name?

Judie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Judie?

5 US babies were named Judie in 2024. Its peak year was 1942.

How do you pronounce Judie?

Judie is usually pronounced JOO-dee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.