Given name
Judee
“woman from Judea”
Judee is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Judee is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1936. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Judee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 507
- 0 boys · 507 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 547 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Judee
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Judee, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“woman from Judea” · “jewess”
>99% girls
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12% boys · 88% girls
Joycie
>99% girls
Judith
“jewess” · “woman from Judea”
>99% girls
Jeanne
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Jerane
>99% girls
Jerilyn
“one who rules with the spear”
>99% girls
Janis
Janis is used as a given name and a surname. Janis is connected with Janice and John.
7% boys · 93% girls
Sibling ideas
Names that share Judee’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Judee