US rank #5278 Boys' name Peak 2021 261 births

Juddson — #5278 US boys' name

261 babies named Juddson in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s101990s192000s332010s632020s95
#5278
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Juddson was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

22 babies were named Juddson in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Juddson

The Social Security Administration has registered 261 babies named Juddson between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Juddson currently holds the #5278 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Juddson performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Juddson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Juddson in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Juddson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 261 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Juddson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

261

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2021

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#5,278

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Juddson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
22
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
0510152025 20242020201420091999198319751970 5

Juddson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
95 births that decade — 36% of Juddson's all-time total
1970s411980s101990s192000s332010s632020s95

Juddson by state

Where Juddson concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Juddson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 2.7%
Texas share of Juddson's total US births 2.7%

7 of 261 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Juddson?
261 babies have been named Juddson since 1970. It currently ranks #5278 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 22 births.
When was Juddson most popular?
Juddson was most popular in the 2020s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Juddson most popular?
The top states for the name Juddson are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Juddson been used?
Juddson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juddson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jude, Judah, Judson, Judd, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.