Given name & surname
Judie
“jewess”·“woman from Judea”
In English use, Judie is an affectionate form of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Judie is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Judie is an affectionate form of Judith. Interpretations include “jewess” and “woman from Judea” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Judie is a variant of Judy. In Hebrew use, Judy carries the interpretation “woman from Judea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Judie is an affectionate form of Judith. An origin associated with Judith is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Judie is a diminutive of Judith.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Judie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,491
- 0 boys · 5,491 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 378 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 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 378 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,278 as a first name in 2020; 307 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Judie’s family of names
In English usage, Judie is a diminutive of Judith. Judie has a related form in Judy. Judie is an affectionate form of Judith.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Judie
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Sibling ideas
Names that share Judie’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
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