Given name
Judi
“woman from Judea”·“jewess”
Judi is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.” In English use, Judi is a diminutive of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Judi is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.” In English use, Judi is a diminutive of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Judi is a diminutive of Judith. An origin associated with Judith is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Judi is a diminutive of Judith.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Judi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10,351
- 0 boys · 10,351 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 607 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,474 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,474 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 607 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 9,259 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.
Judi’s family of names
In English usage, Judi is a diminutive of Judith. Judi has a related form in Judy. Judi is an affectionate form of Judith.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Judi
- Judi DenchEnglish actress (born 1934)
- Judi Brown ClarkeAmerican athletics competitor (born 1961)
- Judi ShekoniBritish actressborn 1982
- Judi BariAmerican environmentalist (1949–1997)
- Judi EvansAmerican actressborn 1964
- Judi BowkerEnglish actressborn 1954
- Judi MeredithAmerican actress (1936-2014)
- Judi AndersenAmerican actress and Hawaii pageant winnerborn 1958
- Judi TrottBritish actressborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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