Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Hudson name popularity since 1925
115,451 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hudson (1.6% girls, 98.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Hudson is about 8 years old in 2026. Hudson peaked in 2025 as the #17 name for boys, and it ranked #17 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 115,451
- Named Hudson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #17
- for boys in 2025 (8,583 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.4% boys
- 1,882 girls · 113,569 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Hudson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hudson births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Hudson both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1999 and 2004, Hudson became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 7,930 baby boys to 1 in 2,160.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Hudson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hudson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hudson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 176 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 255 | #1,308 |
| 1940s | 0 | 235 | #1,602 |
| 1950s | 0 | 200 | #1,702 |
| 1960s | 0 | 146 | #2,877 |
| 1970s | 0 | 133 | #3,766 |
| 1980s | 0 | 294 | #2,090 |
| 1990s | 38 | 1,496 | #997 |
| 2000s | 302 | 12,220 | #276 |
| 2010s | 974 | 51,463 | #65 |
| 2020–25 | 568 | 46,951 | #17 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
77.3% of babies named Hudson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Hudson is most popular
The index compares Hudson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hudson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.74× | 2,651 |
| Idaho | 2.56× | 1,155 |
| South Dakota | 1.97× | 713 |
| North Dakota | 1.93× | 689 |
| Nevada | 1.80× | 727 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hudson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hudson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hudson (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data