Boys' name · since 1880
Hudson
Hudson has 114,287 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #17 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 114,287
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hudson is the #17 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 114,287 recorded since 1880.
Hudson has 114,287 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #17 as of the latest data, more common than 99.9% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #283 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #17 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 114,287 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hudson ranks #283 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #17 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 114,287 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #17 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 114,287
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hudson's 114,287 recorded births place it above 99.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hudson compares
114,287 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hudson's all-time total is 310x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hudson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 114,287 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8,583 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hudson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hudson splits its recorded history at 1956: 99% of all births land in the more recent half, 1% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 8,583 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hudson popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 8,583
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hudson popularity over time - girls
1,882 total births recorded since 1995 (Hudson as girls' name)
Hudson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (51,463 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Hudson's strongest decade.
51,463 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Hudson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 34
1880s
34 births
- 1890s 67
1890s
67 births
- 1900s 75
1900s
75 births
- 1910s 334
1910s
334 births
- 1920s 384
1920s
384 births
- 1930s 255
1930s
255 births
- 1940s 235
1940s
235 births
- 1950s 200
1950s
200 births
- 1960s 146
1960s
146 births
- 1970s 133
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 294
1980s
294 births
- 1990s 1,496
1990s
1,496 births
- 2000s 12,220
2000s
12,220 births
- 2010s
2010s
51,463 births
- 2020s
2020s
46,951 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51,463 births (45% of all-time use).
How Hudson compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hudson's total volume
Hudson by state
Where Hudson concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,520 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 9,169 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 4,797 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 4,725 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 4,371 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 4,086 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 3,954 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 3,864 | 3.4% |
10,520 of 114,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Hudson appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hudson's data
- Hudson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51,463 total births) through the 2020s (46,951) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Hudsons (10,520 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hudson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hudson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.