Hudson
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Hudson
Hudson has risen quickly up the charts over the past 30 years, getting a lot of its style value from New York's Hudson River. That makes it a nature name and a place name that's also got the fashion gloss of New York City.
Hudson for boys#17 US
The Hudson River was named for 17th century British explorer Henry Hudson, who also gave him name to Canada's Hudson Bay. Hudson has long been a prominent surname. Along with Henry, there was also heartthrob Rock, director Hugh, the musical Hudson brothers, and Kate Hudson today.
As a first name, Hudson has been given to several celebrity children, including the sons of Robert Herjavec, Marcia Gay Harden, Gena Lee Nolan, and Drew Lachey.
Hudson literally means 'son of Hudd', which was a nickname for both Hugh and Richard in the Middle Ages. Streamlined spelling Hud was the name of the macho title character of an iconic Paul Newman film; John Mellencamp has a son named Hud.
James Barbour pulled a gender switch when he named his daughter Hudson in 2008.
Along with its popularity in the US, Hudson also ranks in the Top 100 in other English-speaking countries. Its popularity has not, however, extended to other European countries, many of which have laws against using surnames as first names.
Hudson for girls#2223 US
Climbing the charts for boys, and has just begun to cross over for girls, despite the macho "hud" sound followed by the "son" syllable.
Pronounced HUD-sun.
As of October 2026, Hudson ranked #17 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #128.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #80 | 5,241 | #1,822 | 112 |
| 2015 | #65 | 6,049 | #1,818 | 115 |
| 2016 | #61 | 6,127 | #1,676 | 128 |
| 2017 | #64 | 5,788 | #1,710 | 125 |
| 2018 | #55 | 6,576 | #1,836 | 111 |
| 2019 | #50 | 6,493 | #1,824 | 112 |
| 2020 | #43 | 6,848 | #1,887 | 102 |
| 2021 | #34 | 7,624 | #1,918 | 103 |
| 2022 | #27 | 7,917 | #1,806 | 113 |
| 2023 | #21 | 7,951 | #2,237 | 84 |
| 2024 | #22 | 7,990 | #2,248 | 83 |
| 2025 | #17 | 8,583 | #2,223 | 83 |
World rankings
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Hudson on lists
Famous Hudsons
- Hudson David YangBoy
American actor
- Hudson LoweBoy
Anglo,Irish Governor of St. Helena and "jailer" of Napoleon Bonaparte
- (James) Hudson TaylorBoy
English missionary to China
- Hudson StuckBoy
British,American mountain climber
- Hudson Felipe GonçalvesBoy
Brazilian footballer
- Hudson Rodrigues dos SantosBoy
Brazilian footballer
- Hudson Santos de SouzaBoy
Brazilian middle distance runner
- Hudson MaximBoy
American inventor of smokeless gunpowder
- (Wilmot) Hudson FyshBoy
Australian aviator and businessman
- Henry HudsonBoy
English explorer
- (Hudson) Riley HawkBoy
son of skateboarder Tony Hawk
- Hudson Scheel Harden (b. 2004)Boy
son of actress Marcia Gay Harden and Thaddaeus Scheel; twin of sister Julitta Dee Scheel
- Hudson OliverBoy
son of comedian Jonn Oliver
- Hudson Lee Hulse (b. 2006)Boy
son of actress Gena Lee Nolin and ice hockey player Cale Hulse
- Hudson Kirk (b. 2010)Boy
son of actress Greer Robson and Scott Kirk
- Hudson Nicholas Lachey (b. 2010)Boy
son of singer Drew Lachey
- Hudson Stone (b. 2011)Boy
son of Lindsay Price and chef Curtis Stone
- Hudson Evangelista (b. 2011)Boy
son of actor Allen Evangelista
- Hudson James SebastianBoy
son of singer Guy Sebastian
- Hudson Sawa (b. 2014)Boy
son of actor Devon Sawa
- Hudson Harold HardwickBoy
son of NFL player Nick Hardwick
- Hudson FrommBoy
son of beauty queen Beth Hood and songwriter Andrew Fromm
- Hudson Robert Herjavec (b. 2018)Boy
son of TV personalities Robert Herjavec and Kym Johnson; twin of sister Haven Mae
- Jake Hudson CropperBoy
son of musician Jason Cropper of Weezer
- Hudson FaschingBoy
American ice hockey player
- Hudson WilliamsBoy
Canadian actor
- (Heidi) Hudson LeickGirl
American actress
- Hudson PostonGirl
daughter of actor Tom Poston and Kay Hudson
- Hudson Barbour (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of actor James Barbour and Dana Stackpole
- Kate HudsonGirl
American actress
Hudson in pop culture
- "Hudson HawkBoy
" 1991 film and its main character
- Hudson ThomasBoy
character in The Sims series
- Finn HudsonBoy
character in "Glee"
- HudsonBoy
song by the band Vampire Weekend
- HudsonBoy
New York, city
- Hudson TaylorBoy
Irish/English band
- Hudson RiverBoth
in New York
- Hudson BayBoy
large body of water in North,Eastern Canada
- The Fabulous Hudson HornetBoy
character in Disney Pixar's 'Cars'
- Mrs. HudsonGirl
Sherlock Holmes character