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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
114,287
since 1880

Hudson over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018boysat peak
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,21483#178,583
2024#2,24883#228,015
2023#2,22984#217,957
2022#1,807113#277,922
2021#1,910103#347,625
2020#1,883102#436,849
2019#1,816112#506,493
2018#1,830111#556,576
2017#1,703125#645,789
2016#1,667128#616,127
2015#1,814115#656,049
2014#1,818112#805,241
2013#2,36477#874,671
2012#2,51672#934,222
2011#2,90959#1123,444
2010#2,78163#1392,851
2009#2,73066#1502,650
2008#4,44834#1762,250
2007#3,42848#2061,896
2006#5,54524#2511,370
2005#3,46143#2761,209
2004#5,06225#329917
2003#5,09224#391669
2002#5,89719#480484
2001#7,72413#516438
2000#13,1546#588337
1999#8,80510#695242
1998#12,4266#666256
1997#9,8028#708223
1996#9,5818#650257
1995#11,7836#997124
1994#1,096105
1993#1,13299
1992#1,38267
1991#1,36868
1990#1,53055
1989#1,79342
1988#1,73140
1987#1,70939
1986#2,51021
1985#2,07127
1984#2,23223
1983#1,90528
1982#1,99927
1981#2,03826
1980#2,36721
1979#2,77716
1978#2,56817
1977#3,03713
1976#4,9356
1975#3,6599
1974#2,19919
1973#2,60614
1972#3,15210
1971#2,27917
1970#2,73912
1969#1,72823
1968#1,73121
1967#2,13914
1966#2,04315
1965#2,7809
1964#1,72921
1963#2,41412
1962#3,6406
1961#1,82320
1960#4,0385
1959#2,11115
1958#2,02616
1957#2,37512
1956#1,53226
1955#1,68221
1954#1,66821
1953#1,70920
1952#1,74919
1951#1,64321
1950#1,34029
1949#1,50124
1948#1,43026
1947#1,19037
1946#1,47523
1945#1,58118
1944#1,31126
1943#1,36826
1942#1,58520
1941#1,58819
1940#1,73616
1939#1,27227
1938#1,22129
1937#1,37224
1936#1,22529
1935#1,29527
1934#1,42523
1933#1,20230
1932#1,46523
1931#1,36126
1930#1,82117
1929#1,41326
1928#1,25433
1927#1,37229
1926#1,06443
1925#1,02245
1924#1,16938
1923#1,11441
1922#1,14039
1921#1,04545
1920#1,03545
1919#94950
1918#91852
1917#90949
1916#84055
1915#96242
1914#1,18824
1913#1,02324
1912#1,05919
1911#1,03811
1910#1,1938
1909#89311
1908#82511
1907#1,2006
1906#1,2535
1905#1,0916
1904#8109
1903
1902#74410
1901#7798
1900#9029
1899#1,0515
1898#8048
1897#1,0575
1896#8268
1895#9786
1894#66810
1893#53813
1892#8617
1891#9635
1890
1889#9745
1888#7049
1887
1886
1885
1884#61310
1883
1882
1881#8665
1880#9095
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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #77 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 245 boysAKMaine: #46 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 169 boysMEVermont: #70 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 185 boysVTNew Hampshire: #112 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 355 boysNHWashington: #30 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 178 boysWAIdaho: #6 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 95 boysIDMontana: #29 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 139 boysMTNorth Dakota: #4 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 83 boysNDMinnesota: #24 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 165 boysMNIllinois: #63 for boys · 207 births · 1 in 288 boysILWisconsin: #24 for boys · 159 births · 1 in 162 boysWIMichigan: #35 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 192 boysMINew York: #73 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 335 boysNYMassachusetts: #110 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 442 boysMARhode Island: #129 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 440 boysRIOregon: #27 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 160 boysORNevada: #72 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 286 boysNVWyoming: #21 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 94 boysWYSouth Dakota: #15 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 115 boysSDIowa: #10 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 121 boysIAIndiana: #18 for boys · 238 births · 1 in 143 boysINOhio: #35 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 197 boysOHPennsylvania: #69 for boys · 208 births · 1 in 275 boysPANew Jersey: #86 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 359 boysNJConnecticut: #93 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 339 boysCTCalifornia: #93 for boys · 512 births · 1 in 403 boysCAUtah: #13 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 139 boysUTColorado: #42 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 210 boysCONebraska: #19 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 145 boysNEMissouri: #16 for boys · 230 births · 1 in 132 boysMOKentucky: #25 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 150 boysKYWest Virginia: #28 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 135 boysWVVirginia: #68 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 272 boysVAMaryland: #71 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 290 boysMDDelaware: #132 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 402 boysDEArizona: #65 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 263 boysAZNew Mexico: #134 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 450 boysNMKansas: #12 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 122 boysKSArkansas: #16 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 134 boysARTennessee: #29 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 175 boysTNNorth Carolina: #59 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 252 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 227 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #123 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 395 boysDCOklahoma: #18 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 148 boysOKLouisiana: #41 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 218 boysLAMississippi: #81 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 302 boysMSAlabama: #20 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 155 boysALGeorgia: #43 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 212 boysGAHawaii: #83 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 274 boysHITexas: #70 for boys · 553 births · 1 in 316 boysTXFlorida: #104 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 440 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#4 · 1 in 83
  2. Idaho#6 · 1 in 95
  3. Iowa#10 · 1 in 121
  4. Kansas#12 · 1 in 122
  5. Utah#13 · 1 in 139

Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#4471 in 83
Idaho#6821 in 95
Iowa#101191 in 121
Kansas#121191 in 122
Utah#131401 in 139
South Dakota#15331 in 115
Arkansas#161011 in 134
Missouri#162301 in 132
Indiana#182381 in 143
Oklahoma#181271 in 148
Nebraska#19651 in 145
Alabama#201461 in 155
Wyoming#21151 in 94
Minnesota#241621 in 165
Wisconsin#241591 in 162
Kentucky#251401 in 150
Oregon#271041 in 160
West Virginia#28561 in 135
Montana#29261 in 139
Tennessee#292031 in 175
Washington#301941 in 178
Michigan#352391 in 192
Ohio#352911 in 197
Louisiana#411051 in 218
Colorado#421231 in 210
Georgia#432461 in 212
Maine#46251 in 169
South Carolina#55921 in 227
North Carolina#591991 in 252
Illinois#632071 in 288
Arizona#651301 in 263
Virginia#681501 in 272
Pennsylvania#692081 in 275
Texas#705531 in 316
Vermont#7081 in 185
Maryland#71911 in 290
Nevada#72461 in 286
New York#732861 in 335
Alaska#77121 in 245
Mississippi#81431 in 302
Hawaii#83141 in 274
New Jersey#861121 in 359
California#935121 in 403
Connecticut#93411 in 339
Florida#1042181 in 440
Massachusetts#110641 in 442
New Hampshire#112121 in 355
District of Columbia#123101 in 395
Rhode Island#12981 in 440
Delaware#13281 in 402
New Mexico#134171 in 450

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.

See more about Hudson
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s34#613 (1884)#813
1890s67#538 (1893)#861
1900s75#744 (1902)#944
1910s334#840 (1916)#1,008
1920s384#1,022 (1925)#1,163
1930s255#1,202 (1933)#1,366
1940s235#1,190 (1947)#1,477
1950s200#1,340 (1950)#1,784
1960s146#1,728 (1969)#2,407
1970s133#2,199 (1974)#2,995
1980s294#1,709 (1987)#2,036
1990s1,496#650 (1996)#1,022
2000s12,220#150 (2009)#336
2010s51,463#50 (2019)#81
2020s46,951#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 2018

girls
#1,830
111 births · 1 in 15,325 girls
boys
#55
6,576 births · 1 in 276 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #1,830Hudson111

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #55Hudson6,576
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 15,325 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 89.9% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hudson
  1. #1,813Odessa112
  2. #1,813Ryder112
  3. #1,813Verity112
  4. #1,830Hudson111
  5. #1,830Ali111
  6. #1,830Anaiah111
  7. #1,830Arrow111
  8. #1,840Amor110
  9. #1,840Bellarose110
  10. #1,840Hawa110

Tied with 9 names at #1,830; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. 680Meghan#1,387#707
  2. 567Dior#1,360#793
  3. 367Palmer#1,042#675
  4. 361Adalee#1,217#856
  5. 346Oaklynn#888#542
Fallers
  1. 334Audrina#847#1,181
  2. 234Courtney#952#1,186
  3. 232Marjorie#938#1,170
  4. 228Anabelle#969#1,197
  5. 225Angelique#799#1,024

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 276 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hudson
  1. #52Josiah6,684
  2. #53Charles6,667
  3. #54Christian6,582
  4. #55Hudson6,576
  5. #56Hunter6,117
  6. #57Eli6,094
  7. #58Connor6,086
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. 594Genesis#1,575#981
  2. 436Baker#1,149#713
  3. 430Saint#1,287#857
  4. 319Kairo#802#483
  5. 307Watson#1,020#713
Fallers
  1. 235Aaden#893#1,128
  2. 224Dilan#917#1,141
  3. 201Craig#980#1,181
  4. 177Mike#951#1,128
  5. 172Harper#798#970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018