# Judson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/judson/  
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 | English |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒʌdsən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 13,881 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 13,881 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From a Middle English short form of the given name Jordan + son.

## 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, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 154 | 1,162 |
| 2012 | 179 | 1,062 |
| 2013 | 193 | 1,013 |
| 2014 | 220 | 962 |
| 2015 | 249 | 888 |
| 2016 | 225 | 933 |
| 2017 | 221 | 946 |
| 2018 | 240 | 902 |
| 2019 | 257 | 862 |
| 2020 | 259 | 873 |
| 2021 | 264 | 878 |
| 2022 | 279 | 864 |
| 2023 | 282 | 856 |
| 2024 | 237 | 957 |
| 2025 | 252 | 934 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |

## People named Judson

- Judson Mills, American actor (born 1969)
- Judson Harmon, American judge (1846-1927)
- Charles Judson Wallace, American basketball player
- Judson Pratt, American actor (1916-2002)
- Adoniram Judson Gordon, American hymnwriter (1836–1895)
- Judson Laipply, American Internet personality
- Minot Judson Savage, American writer (1841–1918)
- Judson Philips, American writer (1903–1989)
- Jud Buechler, American basketball player (born 1968)
- Lyman J. Gage, American financier and 42nd Secretary of the Treasury (1836–1927)

## 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.