Judson

Where Judson comes from

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan + son.
— Wiktionary's entry for Judson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1846
    Judson Harmon born
    American judge
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #299 among boys with 31 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  3. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #497.
  4. 1969
    Judson Mills born
    American actor
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Judson Mills · American actor, born 1969
  • Judson Harmon · American judge, 1846–1927
  • Judson Laipply · American Internet personality, born 1976
  • Judson Pratt · American actor, 1916–2002
  • Judson Philips · American writer, 1903–1989

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.