Hudson

Boy name

Hudson has been given to 116,169 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #17 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈhʌd.sən/

From Hudd +&lrm; -son. Doublet of Hutson.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

116,169

Peak year

2025 (8,666 babies)

Rank in 2025

#17 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +41%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Lead Belly

American folk and blues musician (1888–1949)

Hudson Williams

Canadian actor (born 2001)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Hudson.

112,690 babies since 1880

111,768 babies since 1880

123,225 babies since 1880

126,484 babies since 1882

126,778 babies since 1904

105,131 babies since 1882

103,965 babies since 1880

129,502 babies since 1880

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