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Judy

Judy: name meaning, origin & popularity

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

Usually a diminutive of Judith, from Hebrew Yehudit, meaning 'woman of Judea' and associated with praise through the root y-d-h. Judy also became used as an independent given name.

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How popular is Judy?

202437.0 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 Judy in 2024124

2024 rank#1,649 girls

Peak year1945

Total US babies since 1880383,965

Judy is steady now but far below its 1945 peak.

Names like Judy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Judithwoman of Judea; Jewish woman · Hebrew
  • YittyJudith; woman from Judea · Hebrew
  • Judipraised · Hebrew
  • Judiewoman from Judea; praised · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew

Judy questions

What does the name Judy mean?

Judy means "praised". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a diminutive of Judith, from Hebrew Yehudit, meaning 'woman of Judea' and associated with praise through the root y-d-h. Judy also became used as an independent given name.

Is Judy a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Judy?

124 US babies were named Judy in 2024. Its peak year was 1945.

How do you pronounce Judy?

Judy 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.