Judy
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning praised; a form of Judith.
Judy by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Judy. In the US, 134 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 21,034 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Judith
Like Judy, each of these traces back to Judith: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Judithfrom Judah; praised or woman of Judea319 in the US (2017)
- Jodypraised; a form of Jude or Judith65 in the US (2017)
- Jodia form of Jody, from Judith; praised48 in the US (2017)
- Yehuditpraised; a form of Judith7 in the US (2017)
- Yudithwoman of Judea; a form of Judith6 in the US (2017)
- Yuditjewess or praised; a form of Judith3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jodeepraised; a form of Jody or Judith
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Judy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Judy
Names that are said the same way as Judy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Judiepraised; a feminine diminutive of Judith9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean praise
Like Judy, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Elliottbright fame; a form of Elijah2,996 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
- Augustmajestic, venerable; august one2,295 in the US (2017)
- Norahhonor; a form of Nora or Honora2,148 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Judy
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