Hudson

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Hudson is an English masculine given name which originated from the surname Hudson.

From Wikipedia

Hudson first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 138 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 7,990 babies (rank #22 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7,990 boys (rank #22). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Hudson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hudson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

107,462

Total babies (all years)

138

Years in the data

7,990

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hudson

Hudson Williamsactor · b. 2001

Stories about the name Hudson

We're from upstate New York. The Hudson River runs through our whole childhood, both of ours. It felt like it named itself.

— Andrew, Poughkeepsie NY, 2017

My husband has a complicated relationship with his own very common name and wanted something that felt more specific. Hudson is specific to a place and a history without being obscure.

— Rachel, Brooklyn NY, 2019

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#980
1881	5	#938
1884	10	#637
1888	9	#723
1889	5	#1,036
1891	5	#1,033
1892	7	#903
1893	13	#555
1894	10	#697
1895	6	#1,026
1896	8	#859
1897	5	#1,139
1898	8	#845
1899	5	#1,124
1900	9	#939
1901	8	#808
1902	10	#771
1904	9	#844
1905	6	#1,162
1906	5	#1,324
1907	6	#1,262
1908	11	#856
1909	11	#921
1910	8	#1,256
1911	11	#1,075
1912	19	#1,075
1913	24	#1,037
1914	24	#1,206
1915	42	#972
1916	55	#847
1917	49	#915
1918	52	#924
1919	50	#952
1920	45	#1,042
1921	45	#1,053
1922	39	#1,149
1923	41	#1,122
1924	38	#1,175
1925	45	#1,031
1926	43	#1,075
1927	29	#1,389
1928	33	#1,261
1929	26	#1,428
1930	17	#1,857
1931	26	#1,374
1932	23	#1,489
1933	30	#1,213
1934	23	#1,440
1935	27	#1,308
1936	29	#1,237
1937	24	#1,389
1938	29	#1,233
1939	27	#1,285
1940	16	#1,763
1941	19	#1,616
1942	20	#1,603
1943	26	#1,384
1944	26	#1,318
1945	18	#1,602
1946	23	#1,488
1947	37	#1,198
1948	26	#1,441
1949	24	#1,524
1950	29	#1,353
1951	21	#1,659
1952	19	#1,775
1953	20	#1,740
1954	21	#1,679
1955	21	#1,702
1956	26	#1,553
1957	12	#2,429
1958	16	#2,061
1959	15	#2,153
1960	5	#4,294
1961	20	#1,841
1962	6	#3,807
1963	12	#2,468
1964	21	#1,762
1965	9	#2,877
1966	15	#2,087
1967	14	#2,191
1968	21	#1,755
1969	23	#1,746
1970	12	#2,790
1971	17	#2,320
1972	10	#3,233
1973	14	#2,642
1974	19	#2,228
1975	9	#3,768
1976	6	#5,199
1977	13	#3,094
1978	17	#2,602
1979	16	#2,824
1980	21	#2,398
1981	26	#2,061
1982	27	#2,022
1983	28	#1,919
1984	23	#2,258
1985	27	#2,090
1986	21	#2,551
1987	39	#1,717
1988	40	#1,747
1989	42	#1,812
1990	55	#1,535
1991	68	#1,372
1992	67	#1,387
1993	99	#1,133
1994	105	#1,097
1995	124	#997
1996	257	#651
1997	223	#708
1998	256	#667
1999	242	#695
2000	337	#588
2001	438	#516
2002	484	#480
2003	669	#391
2004	917	#329
2005	1,209	#276
2006	1,370	#251
2007	1,896	#206
2008	2,250	#176
2009	2,650	#150
2010	2,851	#139
2011	3,444	#112
2012	4,220	#93
2013	4,671	#87
2014	5,241	#80
2015	6,049	#65
2016	6,127	#61
2017	5,788	#64
2018	6,576	#55
2019	6,493	#50
2020	6,848	#43
2021	7,624	#34
2022	7,917	#27
2023	7,951	#21
2024	7,990	#22