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How popular is the name Judy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Judies are alive today.
Judy (female) is a shortened form of the name Judith. Although Judy itself was given to 15 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1892nd as a registered name), most Judies are registered as Judith, which ranked 1362nd in 2025 with 23 babies.
Most people called Judy are registered as Judith, and share that name's profile: the Judith you are most likely to meet is around 73 years old. Half of all Judiths born in England and Wales are between 60 and 78, and there are at least 43,000 of them alive today. Only some Judiths go by Judy.
How many babies are named Judy or Judith each year?
Combined registrations of Judith, Judy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Judith rank as a registered name?
Where does Judy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Judy short for Judith?
Yes - Judy is a shortened form of Judith. Judies are usually registered as Judith at birth.
When was the name Judy most popular?
The full name Judith peaked in 1954, when around 1,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Judy itself peaked as a registered name in 2021, with 27 babies.
How many people are called Judy?
There's no official count of people who go by Judy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 43,000 people registered as Judith born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Judy.
How old is the typical Judy?
Most people called Judy are registered as Judith. Most living Judiths are between 60 and 78; the most common age is about 73.
Is Judy becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.