Hudson
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About Hudson
The name Hudson is currently ranked #17 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #17 in 2025. The name is most popular in West Virginia, Arkansas, and North Dakota. Hudson is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Hudson ranked #17 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #103.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #80 | 5,241 | 2,728.4 |
| 2015 | #65 | 6,049 | 3,155.9 |
| 2016 | #61 | 6,127 | 3,228.6 |
| 2017 | #64 | 5,788 | 3,127 |
| 2018 | #55 | 6,576 | 3,620.8 |
| 2019 | #50 | 6,493 | 3,618.9 |
| 2020 | #43 | 6,848 | 3,967.4 |
| 2021 | #34 | 7,624 | 4,357.9 |
| 2022 | #27 | 7,917 | 4,534.3 |
| 2023 | #21 | 7,951 | 4,648.1 |
| 2024 | #22 | 7,990 | 4,637.6 |
| 2025 | #17 | 8,583 | 5,025 |
World rankings
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Famous Hudsons
- Hudson David Yang
American actor
- Hudson Lowe
Anglo,Irish Governor of St. Helena and "jailer" of Napoleon Bonaparte
- (James) Hudson Taylor
English missionary to China
- Hudson Stuck
British,American mountain climber
- Hudson Felipe Gonçalves
Brazilian footballer
- Hudson Rodrigues dos Santos
Brazilian footballer
- Hudson Santos de Souza
Brazilian middle distance runner
- Hudson Maxim
American inventor of smokeless gunpowder
- (Wilmot) Hudson Fysh
Australian aviator and businessman
- Henry Hudson
English explorer
- (Hudson) Riley Hawk
son of skateboarder Tony Hawk
- Hudson Scheel Harden (b. 2004)
son of actress Marcia Gay Harden and Thaddaeus Scheel; twin of sister Julitta Dee Scheel
- Hudson Oliver
son of comedian Jonn Oliver
- Hudson Lee Hulse (b. 2006)
son of actress Gena Lee Nolin and ice hockey player Cale Hulse
- Hudson Kirk (b. 2010)
son of actress Greer Robson and Scott Kirk
- Hudson Nicholas Lachey (b. 2010)
son of singer Drew Lachey
- Hudson Stone (b. 2011)
son of Lindsay Price and chef Curtis Stone
- Hudson Evangelista (b. 2011)
son of actor Allen Evangelista
- Hudson James Sebastian
son of singer Guy Sebastian
- Hudson Sawa (b. 2014)
son of actor Devon Sawa
- Hudson Harold Hardwick
son of NFL player Nick Hardwick
- Hudson Fromm
son of beauty queen Beth Hood and songwriter Andrew Fromm
- Hudson Robert Herjavec (b. 2018)
son of TV personalities Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson; twin of sister Haven Mae
- Jake Hudson Cropper
son of musician Jason Cropper of Weezer
- Hudson Fasching
American ice hockey player
- Hudson Williams
Canadian actor
Hudson in pop culture
- "Hudson Hawk
" 1991 film and its main character
- Hudson Thomas
character in The Sims series
- Finn Hudson
character in "Glee"
- Hudson
song by the band Vampire Weekend
- Hudson
New York, city
- Hudson Taylor
Irish/English band
- Hudson River
in New York
- Hudson Bay
large body of water in North,Eastern Canada
- The Fabulous Hudson Hornet
character in Disney Pixar's 'Cars'