Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Judy
Endangered
Down 99.5% from peak
Peak era
1947
Peak births
21,037
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Judy
How many people are named Judy?
An estimated 188,315 living Americans are named Judy.
How rare is Judy?
Judy is uncommon among babies today, with 105 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.5% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Judy?
The median age of a living American named Judy is approximately 72 years, with most bearers falling between 65 and 78 years old.
Is Judy still popular?
No. Judy is endangered as a baby name, down 99.5% from its 1947 peak with 105 births in 2025.
Where is Judy most common?
Judy has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.0× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19472025
Peak year
1947
Decline from peak
99.5%
2025
105
All-time
382,979
Where it lives now
Judy is most concentrated in New York — about 2.6× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Judy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.