The exact first personal-name etymology identifies Judy and Judith. Judith explicitly supplies the Hebrew Judean-woman gloss. The independent Jo/Joe blend and slang noun are excluded; no ancestry or faith is inferred. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Judy&oldid=93952006 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Judith&oldid=93032012.
Origin
English
Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.
Oddity Software · licensed source label.
English pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/
General American English reading in the shared header before the two personal-name etymologies.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2024
Girls
5
3383
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Canada
2023
Boys
7
2336
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
4347
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France
2024
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
6766
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2024
Girls
3
5891
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
5
3684
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2007
Girls
5
301
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2021
Boys
4
374
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2010
Girls
4
666
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2003
Boys
3
480
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2017
Girls
3
873
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2023
Boys
6
516
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
16
6838
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
40
3036
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Woman from Judea, in the Judy/Judith route.
Checked against cited source
The exact first personal-name etymology identifies Judy and Judith. Judith explicitly supplies the Hebrew Judean-woman gloss. The independent Jo/Joe blend and slang noun are excluded; no ancestry or faith is inferred. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Judy&oldid=93952006 https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Judith&oldid=93032012. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Short form of: Judith
Checked against cited source
English given-name relationship. These spellings remain separate in popularity statistics.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: English
Oddity Software · licensed source
Licensed Oddity Software Baby Names Plus database. Cleaned and matched to this spelling; not independently verified. The source label may describe language, region, or tradition rather than a precise linguistic derivation.
Licensed publication use; not an open-data license
English pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/
Checked against cited source
General American English reading in the shared header before the two personal-name etymologies. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.