Hudson
#2,214 for girls in 2025, 83 births · #17 for boys in 2025, 8,583 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 8,583 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 114,287since 1880
Hudson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,214 | 83 | #17 | 8,583 |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | #22 | 8,015 |
| 2023 | #2,229 | 84 | #21 | 7,957 |
| 2022 | #1,807 | 113 | #27 | 7,922 |
| 2021 | #1,910 | 103 | #34 | 7,625 |
| 2020 | #1,883 | 102 | #43 | 6,849 |
| 2019 | #1,816 | 112 | #50 | 6,493 |
| 2018 | #1,830 | 111 | #55 | 6,576 |
| 2017 | #1,703 | 125 | #64 | 5,789 |
| 2016 | #1,667 | 128 | #61 | 6,127 |
| 2015 | #1,814 | 115 | #65 | 6,049 |
| 2014 | #1,818 | 112 | #80 | 5,241 |
| 2013 | #2,364 | 77 | #87 | 4,671 |
| 2012 | #2,516 | 72 | #93 | 4,222 |
| 2011 | #2,909 | 59 | #112 | 3,444 |
| 2010 | #2,781 | 63 | #139 | 2,851 |
| 2009 | #2,730 | 66 | #150 | 2,650 |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | #176 | 2,250 |
| 2007 | #3,428 | 48 | #206 | 1,896 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #251 | 1,370 |
| 2005 | #3,461 | 43 | #276 | 1,209 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #329 | 917 |
| 2003 | #5,092 | 24 | #391 | 669 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 | #480 | 484 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #516 | 438 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #588 | 337 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #695 | 242 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #666 | 256 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #708 | 223 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #650 | 257 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #997 | 124 |
| 1994 | — | #1,096 | 105 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,132 | 99 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,382 | 67 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,368 | 68 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,530 | 55 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,793 | 42 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,731 | 40 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,709 | 39 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,071 | 27 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,232 | 23 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,905 | 28 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,999 | 27 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,038 | 26 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,367 | 21 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,568 | 17 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,606 | 14 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,279 | 17 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,728 | 23 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,729 | 21 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,823 | 20 | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,026 | 16 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,532 | 26 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,682 | 21 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,709 | 20 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,749 | 19 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,643 | 21 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,340 | 29 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,501 | 24 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,430 | 26 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,190 | 37 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,581 | 18 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,311 | 26 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,585 | 20 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,588 | 19 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,736 | 16 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,225 | 29 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,425 | 23 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,202 | 30 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,465 | 23 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,361 | 26 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,821 | 17 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,413 | 26 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,254 | 33 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,372 | 29 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,022 | 45 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,169 | 38 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,114 | 41 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,045 | 45 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,035 | 45 | |
| 1919 | — | #949 | 50 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #909 | 49 | |
| 1916 | — | #840 | 55 | |
| 1915 | — | #962 | 42 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,188 | 24 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,023 | 24 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hudson was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Hudson is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alabama#344 · 1 in 3,024
- Texas#736 · 1 in 7,653
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #344 | 7 | 1 in 3,024 |
| Texas | #736 | 5 | 1 in 7,653 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Rising
- 5 spots since 2024 (#22 → #17)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#43 → #17)
- 48 spots since 2015 (#65 → #17)
- Biggest jump: 375 spots in 1908 (#1,200 → #825)
- Biggest drop: 310 spots in 1895 (#668 → #978)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #17 (8,583 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1995–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 199
- Highest: 1 in 199 boys born in 2025 were named Hudson (0.50%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 45.0% of all boys named Hudson (51,463) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | #613 (1884) | #813 |
| 1890s | 67 | #538 (1893) | #861 |
| 1900s | 75 | #744 (1902) | #944 |
| 1910s | 334 | #840 (1916) | #1,008 |
| 1920s | 384 | #1,022 (1925) | #1,163 |
| 1930s | 255 | #1,202 (1933) | #1,366 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,190 (1947) | #1,477 |
| 1950s | 200 | #1,340 (1950) | #1,784 |
| 1960s | 146 | #1,728 (1969) | #2,407 |
| 1970s | 133 | #2,199 (1974) | #2,995 |
| 1980s | 294 | #1,709 (1987) | #2,036 |
| 1990s | 1,496 | #650 (1996) | #1,022 |
| 2000s | 12,220 | #150 (2009) | #336 |
| 2010s | 51,463 | #50 (2019) | #81 |
| 2020s | 46,951 | #17 (2025) | #27 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hudson in 1916
boys
#840
55 births · 1 in 16,183 boys
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 16,183 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 81.5% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).