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Hudson

boy name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▲ Rising

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Meaning

son of Hudde

The story

Hudson begins on a small scale: somebody's son. The English surname means "son of Hudde," a medieval short name associated with Hugh and possibly Richard. Then the view widens. The river later named for explorer Henry Hudson gave the surname a landscape, and the Hudson River School made that landscape an artistic subject. Thomas Cole returned repeatedly to Catskill Creek, one of the river's tributaries, finding more to paint in a place he already knew. The progression gives Hudson an unusual range. An old family relationship sits behind a name that can bring water, a valley and a painted sky to mind. The river had names and inhabitants before Hudson arrived; his surname is one later chapter in its history. As a first name, Hudson carries that expansive association with a surprisingly intimate beginning.

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How popular is Hudson around the world?

In the United States, 47,519 babies were named Hudson between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 71 boys were registered as Hudson in 2017.

Hudson is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, England and Wales, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, Brazil and Spain.

United States

1 in 460

In the United States, 47,519 babies were named Hudson between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Hudson peaked in the 2020s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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South Australia

1 in 260 · 2017

In South Australia, 71 boys were registered as Hudson in 2017.

1960peak 2016

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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New South Wales

#8 · 2025

In New South Wales, 324 boys named Hudson were registered in 2025, ranked 8th in that year’s top 100 for boys.

2010peak 2023

share of that year’s top-100 registrations

New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names

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New Zealand

1 in 400

In New Zealand, 143 boys named Hudson were registered in 2025.

2000peak 2022

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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England and Wales

1 in 490

In England and Wales, 1,204 boys named Hudson were born in 2025, the 43rd most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Canada

1 in 520

In Canada, 707 boys named Hudson were born in 2024, the 27th most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 20152024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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Scotland

1 in 540

In Scotland, 85 boys named Hudson were registered in 2024, the 54th most common name among boys that year.

2000peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Ireland

1 in 2,200

In Ireland, 25 boys named Hudson were born in 2025, the 188th most common name among boys that year.

2010peak 2023

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Brazil

1 in 8,100

At the 2022 census, 25,174 people in Brazil were named Hudson, the 913th most common name, with a median age of 29.
Among people named Hudson living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

1940speak 1990s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 507 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Spain

1 in 1.8M

In Spain, 25 residents are named Hudson, ranked 25,405th among men, with a mean age of 29.8 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Austria

last on record 2023

Hudson is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Montevideo City

last on record 1975

Hudson is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Poland

last on record 2013

Hudson is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Not on the record in Mexico City, Argentina and Puerto Rico: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Hudson

Most people given the name Hudson in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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