Hudson Boy
How popular is Hudson?
#17 boy name in 2025
8,583 baby boys were named Hudson in the US in 2025, making it the 17th most popular boy name. Another 83 girls got the name (#2,214 for girls).
Hudson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #17 for boys (▲ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 8,583 boys, 83 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+42% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #65 in 2015, #43 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (8,583 boys) |
| Highest rank | #17 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hudson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hudson family of names ranked #18 for boys in 2025 (#28 the year before), with 8,683 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hudson is most popular
Babies named Hudson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Vermont: 16.2 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- Wyoming: 15.9 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- North Dakota: 12.7 per 1,000 (216 boys)
- South Dakota: 12.6 per 1,000 (234 boys)
- West Virginia: 12.0 per 1,000 (392 boys)
Hudson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | #613 |
| 1890s | 67 | #538 |
| 1900s | 75 | #743 |
| 1910s | 334 | #840 |
| 1920s | 384 | #1,022 |
| 1930s | 255 | #1,202 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,189 |
| 1950s | 200 | #1,339 |
| 1960s | 146 | #1,727 |
| 1970s | 133 | #2,197 |
| 1980s | 294 | #1,707 |
| 1990s | 1,496 | #649 |
| 2000s | 12,220 | #150 |
| 2010s | 51,463 | #50 |
| 2020s | 46,951 | #17 |
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Questions
- Is Hudson a boy or girl name?
- Hudson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Hudson were boys.
- How popular is the name Hudson?
- 8,583 baby boys were named Hudson in the US in 2025, making it the 17th most popular boy name. Another 83 girls got the name (#2,214 for girls).
- When was Hudson most popular?
- Hudson peaked in 2025, when 8,583 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #17 in 2025.
- How many people are named Hudson?
- 116,169 babies have been named Hudson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 114,127 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Hudson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hudson was most common in Vermont, at 16.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.