How Many People Are Named Hudson?
people named Hudson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,999 people in the US has this name
Based on 116,169 babies named Hudson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
8,666 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which meant "son of HUDDE". A famous bearer of the surname was the English explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Hudson, 1.6% were girls and 98.4% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hudson alive today is about 8 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hudson first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 8,666 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hudson never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #17, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 14 years, 2012 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #17.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #17 |
| Best rank | #17 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 14 (2012 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #74 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hudson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hudson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,508 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hudson was given 2.7 times as often in North Dakota, 2.6 times in South Dakota and 2.2 times in Wyoming.
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