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Judee
How to Pronounce Judee
Pronounced JOO-dee /ΛdΚuΛ.di/High
Meaning: A phonetic respelling of Judy, the familiar form of Judith β from the Hebrew Yehudit, 'woman of Judea,' linked to the sense 'praised.'Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Judee is a vernacular spelling of Judy, the short form of Judith. Judith comes from the Hebrew Yehudit, 'woman of Judea,' a name tied to the idea of being 'praised.' The doubled-e ending is pure mid-twentieth-century American style.
Judee peaked in the early 1940s, riding the wider wave of Judy, then receded within a generation. A woman with this spelling is now likely in her eighties β the name sits firmly in its era.
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What does the name Judee mean?
Judee is a spelling of Judy, the pet form of Judith, which means 'woman of Judea' and is linked to 'praised.'
How do you pronounce Judee?
It's said JOO-dee /ΛdΚuΛ.di/ β two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Judee a boy or girl name?
Judee is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Judee?
Judee is a rare spelling, given to only a few dozen girls a year around its mid-century peak.