Hudson
#2,214 for girls in 2025, 83 births · #17 for boys in 2025, 8,583 births
Given to boys 98.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 8,583 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 114,287since 1880
Hudson over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,214 | 83 | #17 | 8,583 |
| 2024 | #2,248 | 83 | #22 | 8,015 |
| 2023 | #2,229 | 84 | #21 | 7,957 |
| 2022 | #1,807 | 113 | #27 | 7,922 |
| 2021 | #1,910 | 103 | #34 | 7,625 |
| 2020 | #1,883 | 102 | #43 | 6,849 |
| 2019 | #1,816 | 112 | #50 | 6,493 |
| 2018 | #1,830 | 111 | #55 | 6,576 |
| 2017 | #1,703 | 125 | #64 | 5,789 |
| 2016 | #1,667 | 128 | #61 | 6,127 |
| 2015 | #1,814 | 115 | #65 | 6,049 |
| 2014 | #1,818 | 112 | #80 | 5,241 |
| 2013 | #2,364 | 77 | #87 | 4,671 |
| 2012 | #2,516 | 72 | #93 | 4,222 |
| 2011 | #2,909 | 59 | #112 | 3,444 |
| 2010 | #2,781 | 63 | #139 | 2,851 |
| 2009 | #2,730 | 66 | #150 | 2,650 |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | #176 | 2,250 |
| 2007 | #3,428 | 48 | #206 | 1,896 |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | #251 | 1,370 |
| 2005 | #3,461 | 43 | #276 | 1,209 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #329 | 917 |
| 2003 | #5,092 | 24 | #391 | 669 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 | #480 | 484 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #516 | 438 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #588 | 337 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #695 | 242 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #666 | 256 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #708 | 223 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #650 | 257 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #997 | 124 |
| 1994 | — | #1,096 | 105 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,132 | 99 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,382 | 67 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,368 | 68 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,530 | 55 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,793 | 42 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,731 | 40 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,709 | 39 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,510 | 21 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,071 | 27 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,232 | 23 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,905 | 28 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,999 | 27 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,038 | 26 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,367 | 21 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,568 | 17 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #4,935 | 6 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,659 | 9 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,199 | 19 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,606 | 14 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,152 | 10 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,279 | 17 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,728 | 23 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,780 | 9 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,729 | 21 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,414 | 12 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,823 | 20 | |
| 1960 | — | #4,038 | 5 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,111 | 15 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,026 | 16 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,375 | 12 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,532 | 26 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,682 | 21 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,709 | 20 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,749 | 19 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,643 | 21 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,340 | 29 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,501 | 24 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,430 | 26 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,190 | 37 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,475 | 23 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,581 | 18 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,311 | 26 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,368 | 26 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,585 | 20 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,588 | 19 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,736 | 16 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,372 | 24 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,225 | 29 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,425 | 23 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,202 | 30 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,465 | 23 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,361 | 26 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,821 | 17 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,413 | 26 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,254 | 33 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,372 | 29 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,022 | 45 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,169 | 38 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,114 | 41 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,140 | 39 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,045 | 45 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,035 | 45 | |
| 1919 | — | #949 | 50 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #909 | 49 | |
| 1916 | — | #840 | 55 | |
| 1915 | — | #962 | 42 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,188 | 24 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,023 | 24 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,059 | 19 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,038 | 11 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,193 | 8 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #825 | 11 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #1,051 | 5 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #613 | 10 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hudson was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Hudson is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#10 · 1 in 105
- Idaho#11 · 1 in 115
- North Dakota#12 · 1 in 97
- Iowa#17 · 1 in 142
- Wyoming#20 · 1 in 112
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #10 | 40 | 1 in 105 |
| Idaho | #11 | 69 | 1 in 115 |
| North Dakota | #12 | 44 | 1 in 97 |
| Iowa | #17 | 111 | 1 in 142 |
| Utah | #20 | 152 | 1 in 140 |
| Wyoming | #20 | 18 | 1 in 112 |
| Nebraska | #24 | 71 | 1 in 142 |
| Montana | #25 | 31 | 1 in 130 |
| Arkansas | #28 | 90 | 1 in 163 |
| Washington | #30 | 201 | 1 in 183 |
| Oklahoma | #31 | 120 | 1 in 173 |
| Indiana | #33 | 210 | 1 in 172 |
| Kansas | #36 | 89 | 1 in 178 |
| Missouri | #37 | 175 | 1 in 181 |
| Oregon | #37 | 94 | 1 in 193 |
| Minnesota | #42 | 143 | 1 in 199 |
| Alabama | #44 | 121 | 1 in 192 |
| Tennessee | #46 | 187 | 1 in 195 |
| Wisconsin | #46 | 130 | 1 in 209 |
| Georgia | #49 | 246 | 1 in 223 |
| Louisiana | #55 | 109 | 1 in 234 |
| North Carolina | #58 | 211 | 1 in 246 |
| Kentucky | #59 | 98 | 1 in 225 |
| Maine | #59 | 24 | 1 in 193 |
| Ohio | #62 | 246 | 1 in 245 |
| South Carolina | #62 | 92 | 1 in 234 |
| Michigan | #64 | 191 | 1 in 250 |
| Colorado | #68 | 98 | 1 in 282 |
| Arizona | #69 | 138 | 1 in 268 |
| Alaska | #71 | 15 | 1 in 227 |
| Texas | #73 | 576 | 1 in 327 |
| Virginia | #82 | 126 | 1 in 337 |
| California | #84 | 616 | 1 in 367 |
| District of Columbia | #88 | 15 | 1 in 292 |
| Nevada | #89 | 41 | 1 in 331 |
| Connecticut | #92 | 46 | 1 in 313 |
| New York | #92 | 240 | 1 in 429 |
| Rhode Island | #93 | 13 | 1 in 295 |
| Illinois | #96 | 168 | 1 in 395 |
| Pennsylvania | #102 | 143 | 1 in 418 |
| New Jersey | #103 | 91 | 1 in 457 |
| Vermont | #107 | 6 | 1 in 283 |
| Florida | #114 | 199 | 1 in 494 |
| West Virginia | #117 | 21 | 1 in 389 |
| Massachusetts | #119 | 59 | 1 in 501 |
| Hawaii | #120 | 11 | 1 in 409 |
| Maryland | #120 | 56 | 1 in 497 |
| Delaware | #127 | 9 | 1 in 388 |
| Mississippi | #131 | 28 | 1 in 495 |
| New Hampshire | #142 | 9 | 1 in 510 |
| New Mexico | #205 | 12 | 1 in 738 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Hudson
- 5 spots since 2024 (#22 → #17)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#43 → #17)
- 48 spots since 2015 (#65 → #17)
- Biggest jump: 375 spots in 1908 (#1,200 → #825)
- Biggest drop: 310 spots in 1895 (#668 → #978)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #17 (8,583 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 2012–2025
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1995–2025
- Highest: 1 in 199 boys born in 2025 were named Hudson (0.50%)
- 45.0% of all boys named Hudson (51,463) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | #613 (1884) | #813 |
| 1890s | 67 | #538 (1893) | #861 |
| 1900s | 75 | #744 (1902) | #944 |
| 1910s | 334 | #840 (1916) | #1,008 |
| 1920s | 384 | #1,022 (1925) | #1,163 |
| 1930s | 255 | #1,202 (1933) | #1,366 |
| 1940s | 235 | #1,190 (1947) | #1,477 |
| 1950s | 200 | #1,340 (1950) | #1,784 |
| 1960s | 146 | #1,728 (1969) | #2,407 |
| 1970s | 133 | #2,199 (1974) | #2,995 |
| 1980s | 294 | #1,709 (1987) | #2,036 |
| 1990s | 1,496 | #650 (1996) | #1,022 |
| 2000s | 12,220 | #150 (2009) | #336 |
| 2010s | 51,463 | #50 (2019) | #81 |
| 2020s | 46,951 | #17 (2025) | #27 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hudson in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 15,523 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 90.5% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,793Oakleigh116
- #1,793Rori116
- #1,793Taytum116
- #1,814Hudson115
- #1,814Ameera115
- #1,814Brea115
- #1,814Colleen115
- #1,823Ashleigh114
- #1,823Ashly114
- #1,823Jaylani114
Tied with 8 names at #1,814; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 317 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 99.5% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.