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Hudson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Hudson ranks #17 in male records (8,583 reported) and #2,223 in female records (83 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Hudson becoming more popular?

Hudson's reported male count increased by 568 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #22 to #17. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Hudson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HudsonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8,5830201620252016: 128 female records2017: 125 female records2018: 111 female records2019: 112 female records2020: 102 female records2021: 103 female records2022: 113 female records2023: 84 female records2024: 83 female records2025: 83 female records2016: 6,127 male records2017: 5,789 male records2018: 6,576 male records2019: 6,493 male records2020: 6,849 male records2021: 7,625 male records2022: 7,922 male records2023: 7,957 male records2024: 8,015 male records2025: 8,583 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025832,2238,58317
2024832,2528,01522
2023842,2387,95721
20221131,8087,92227
20211031,9197,62534
20201021,8876,84943
20191121,8246,49350
20181111,8376,57655
20171251,7105,78964
20161281,6776,12761

Questions about Hudson’s popularity

How common is Hudson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Hudson ranks #17 in male records (8,583 reported) and #2,223 in female records (83 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Hudson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Hudson only.

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