Hudson

Where Hudson comes from

From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hutson.
— Wiktionary's entry for Hudson
  • 2 syllables
Hudson through the years
  1. 1832
    Hudson Taylor born
    British Protestant missionary in China
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1969
    Hudson Leick born
    American actress
  4. 2025
    Peak, #17
    8,583 babies named Hudson, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Hudson Taylor · British Protestant missionary in China, 1832–1905
  • Hudson Leick · American actress, born 1969
  • Hudson Austin · Grenadian revolutionary and politician, 1938–2022
  • Hudson Lowe · British Army general, 1769–1844
  • Hudson Mohawke · Scottish composer, DJ and music producer, born 1986

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.