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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#2 · 1 in 58
- Arkansas#2 · 1 in 86
- South Dakota#3 · 1 in 77
- Kentucky#3 · 1 in 90
- Montana#4 · 1 in 84
Best ever in a state: #2 in South Dakota, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #2 | 147 | 1 in 86 |
| West Virginia | #2 | 106 | 1 in 58 |
| Kentucky | #3 | 229 | 1 in 90 |
| South Dakota | #3 | 50 | 1 in 77 |
| Montana | #4 | 45 | 1 in 84 |
| Idaho | #5 | 103 | 1 in 84 |
| Missouri | #5 | 284 | 1 in 98 |
| Vermont | #5 | 24 | 1 in 51 |
| Iowa | #6 | 124 | 1 in 112 |
| Ohio | #6 | 455 | 1 in 115 |
| Oklahoma | #6 | 167 | 1 in 106 |
| Wisconsin | #6 | 209 | 1 in 112 |
| Alabama | #7 | 199 | 1 in 108 |
| Indiana | #7 | 241 | 1 in 131 |
| Kansas | #7 | 135 | 1 in 104 |
| Michigan | #7 | 333 | 1 in 121 |
| North Dakota | #7 | 37 | 1 in 91 |
| Tennessee | #7 | 323 | 1 in 114 |
| Utah | #7 | 189 | 1 in 104 |
| Wyoming | #7 | 16 | 1 in 68 |
| Louisiana | #8 | 133 | 1 in 144 |
| Oregon | #8 | 121 | 1 in 124 |
| Mississippi | #9 | 90 | 1 in 120 |
| Maine | #10 | 41 | 1 in 94 |
| Nebraska | #10 | 68 | 1 in 130 |
| Georgia | #12 | 296 | 1 in 170 |
| North Carolina | #12 | 341 | 1 in 151 |
| South Carolina | #12 | 152 | 1 in 139 |
| Delaware | #16 | 27 | 1 in 109 |
| Minnesota | #17 | 152 | 1 in 161 |
| Pennsylvania | #18 | 341 | 1 in 153 |
| Colorado | #20 | 161 | 1 in 167 |
| Washington | #23 | 187 | 1 in 175 |
| Arizona | #25 | 171 | 1 in 191 |
| New Hampshire | #26 | 36 | 1 in 125 |
| Alaska | #27 | 18 | 1 in 126 |
| Virginia | #27 | 193 | 1 in 193 |
| Rhode Island | #31 | 22 | 1 in 142 |
| Illinois | #34 | 235 | 1 in 211 |
| Connecticut | #35 | 80 | 1 in 165 |
| Nevada | #40 | 55 | 1 in 205 |
| New York | #42 | 347 | 1 in 243 |
| Texas | #43 | 685 | 1 in 256 |
| Maryland | #51 | 99 | 1 in 231 |
| Florida | #54 | 342 | 1 in 279 |
| New Mexico | #57 | 28 | 1 in 232 |
| New Jersey | #58 | 155 | 1 in 257 |
| Massachusetts | #73 | 89 | 1 in 304 |
| California | #76 | 484 | 1 in 363 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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 2025
Top girls' names in 2025
Top boys' names in 2025
More about 2025
girls
1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 19,365 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 87.2% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).
- #2,194Priscila84
- #2,194Samiya84
- #2,194Zaila84
- #2,214Hudson83
- #2,214Alorah83
- #2,214Armoni83
- #2,214Astoria83
- #2,239Abrielle82
- #2,239Batsheva82
- #2,239Bracha82
Tied with 24 names at #2,214; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 199 of them was named Hudson, which outranked 99.9% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.