How popular is the baby name Judaline in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Judaline.

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Popularity of the baby name Judaline


Posts that mention the name Judaline

Where did the baby name Judaline come from in 1949?

The character Judy Foster from the movie "A Date with Judy" (1948).
Judy singing “Judaline”

The baby name Judaline has appeared in the U.S. baby name data just once so far, in 1949:

  • 1951: unlisted
  • 1950: unlisted
  • 1949: 7 baby girls named Judaline [debut]
  • 1948: unlisted
  • 1947: unlisted

Where did it come from?

A song…by way of a movie.

The musical comedy A Date with Judy (1948) — based on the 1940s radio sitcom of the same name — starred Jane Powell as teenager Judy Foster.

In the film, the song “Judaline” [vid] was sung by Judy, alternating with her boyfriend and a male quartet. It was reprised later on as “Judaline Serenade,” [vid] sung outside Judy’s bedroom window by the boyfriend and a different male quartet.

The character wasn’t actually named Judaline, though. (And neither was the original radio character.)

The song “Judaline” was written in 1943, after songwriters Don Raye and Gene de Paul learned that The Wizard of Oz (1939) director Victor Fleming had given Judy Garland the nickname ‘Judaline’ during filming. The song was originally intended for the 1944 movie Broadway Rhythm, but didn’t show up on a soundtrack until A Date with Judy came long at the end of the decade.

What do you think of the baby name Judaline? Do you like it as much as the more popular -line names (e.g., Caroline, Madeline, Adeline)?

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P.S. The similar name Judalon was one-hit wonder several years later…

Interesting one-hit wonder names in the U.S. baby name data

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They came, they went, and they never came back!

These baby names are one-hit wonders in the U.S. baby name data. That is, they’ve only popped up once, ever, in the entire dataset of U.S. baby names (which accounts for all names given to at least 5 U.S. babies per year since 1880).

There are thousands of one-hit wonders in the dataset, but the names below have interesting stories behind their single appearance, so these are the one-hits I’m writing specific posts about. Just click on a name to read more.

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As I discover (and write about) more one-hit wonders in the data, I’ll add the names/links to this page. In the meanwhile, do you have any favorite one-hit wonder baby names?

Image: Adapted from Solitary Poppy by Andy Beecroft under CC BY-SA 2.0.

[Latest update: Dec. 2023]

Where did the baby name Judalon come from in 1953?

The character Judalon de Bornay from the movie "The Iron Mistresss" (1952).
Judalon from “The Iron Mistress

The name Judalon has appeared in the U.S. baby name data just once so far:

  • 1955: unlisted
  • 1954: unlisted
  • 1953: 11 baby girls named Judalon [debut]
  • 1952: unlisted
  • 1951: unlisted

Where did it come from?

The movie The Iron Mistress (1952), a fictionalized account of American frontiersman James “Jim” Bowie, who lent his name to the Bowie knife. His love interest in the movie is wealthy New Orleans woman Judalon de Bornay (who, as far as I can tell, never existed in real life).

The roles were played by Alan Ladd and Virginia Mayo.

P.S. The similar name Judaline was one-hit wonder several years earlier…