Hudson

Meaning: Son of Hudd
Origin: A pet form of Hugh ('heart, mind') (from English (patronymic: Hudd + -son; Hudd from Hugh))

Girl's name · #2223 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

1% girls · 99% boys — About 99% of babies named Hudson in recent years have been boys. Hudson →

Popularity over time

Hudson reached its best rank, #1677, in 2016 and ranked #2223 in 2025. About 1,900 girls have carried it since 1995.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

It is also an American family name — about 135,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Among 89 notable people named Hudson:

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