# Hudson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hudson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhʌd.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 116,169 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 114,287 / 1,882 (2% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 10,317, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59 | 2,925 |
| 2012 | 72 | 2,526 |
| 2013 | 77 | 2,369 |
| 2014 | 112 | 1,822 |
| 2015 | 115 | 1,819 |
| 2016 | 128 | 1,677 |
| 2017 | 125 | 1,710 |
| 2018 | 111 | 1,837 |
| 2019 | 112 | 1,824 |
| 2020 | 102 | 1,887 |
| 2021 | 103 | 1,919 |
| 2022 | 113 | 1,808 |
| 2023 | 84 | 2,238 |
| 2024 | 83 | 2,252 |
| 2025 | 83 | 2,223 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,444 | 112 |
| 2012 | 4,222 | 93 |
| 2013 | 4,671 | 87 |
| 2014 | 5,241 | 80 |
| 2015 | 6,049 | 65 |
| 2016 | 6,127 | 61 |
| 2017 | 5,789 | 64 |
| 2018 | 6,576 | 55 |
| 2019 | 6,493 | 50 |
| 2020 | 6,849 | 43 |
| 2021 | 7,625 | 34 |
| 2022 | 7,922 | 27 |
| 2023 | 7,957 | 21 |
| 2024 | 8,015 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8,583 | 17 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99 | 401 |
| 2012 | 169 | 277 |
| 2013 | 179 | 268 |
| 2014 | 237 | 234 |
| 2015 | 335 | 176 |
| 2016 | 383 | 154 |
| 2017 | 442 | 135 |
| 2018 | 541 | 114 |
| 2019 | 671 | 92 |
| 2020 | 812 | 69 |
| 2021 | 1,069 | 59 |
| 2022 | 1,268 | 43 |
| 2023 | 1,291 | 43 |
| 2024 | 1,216 | 42 |
| 2025 | 1,204 | 43 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 赫德森, 哈德遜河 /哈德逊河, 哈得孫河 /哈得孙河
- Russian: Ха́дсон, Гудзо́н
- Arabic: نَهْر هَدْسُون, هَدْسُون
- Armenian: Հուդզոն
- Finnish: Hudsonjoki, Hudson
- Italian: Hudson
- Japanese: ハドソン川
- Korean: 허드슨 강

## People named Hudson

- Hudson Taylor, British Protestant missionary in China
- Hudson Leick, American actress
- Wilfred Hudson Osgood, American zoologist (1875-1947)
- Hudson Lowe, British Army general
- Mr Hudson, English singer, songwriter, and producer from Birmingham
- Hudson Maxim, American inventor (1853–1927)
- Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- Ken Hudson Campbell, American actor
- Hudson Yang, American actor (b. 2003)
- Hudson Meek, American actor (2008–2024)
- Hudson Fysh, Aviator, Businessman (1895-1974)
- Hudson de Souza, Brazilian middle-distance, long-distance and steeplechase runner

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.