Girl name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Judy

JOO-dee · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Praised, diminutive of Judith
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Hebrew;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
vintage · mid-century
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1653
2024 births124
Peak year1947
First appeared1880
Total US births382,871
1947 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
JudJudi
Alternate spellings
JudieJudee
In other languages
Jutta (German)Yudit (Yiddish)

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Notable people named Judy

Judy Garland (singer/actress)
Judy Blume (author)
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Judy Dench (actress)