Judson

Meaning: To descend, flow down
Origin: Variant of Jordan (from Hebrew (river name, from a Proto-Semitic root))

Boy's name · #934 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Judson belongs to an older America first — it reached #301 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #934. About 14,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Judson ran 4–5× its national rate in Alabama and Mississippi.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Judsons

Judson Mills — American actor (born 1969)
Judson Harmon — American judge (1846–1927)
Judson Laipply — American Internet personality
Judson Philips — American writer (1903–1989)
Judson Pratt — American actor (1916–2002)

What Judsons become

Among 95 notable people named Judson:

Political leaders appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Judson Allen, American politician (1797–1880).

Similar names: Judd · Zack · Juelz · Marion · Solomon · Simeon

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