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From surnames, by how often Americans give them

657 names in U.S. records come from surnames, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Hudson (8,666 babies), then Cooper and Harper.

Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.

From surnames given in the U.S., most given first

The dot marks the sex of most U.S. babies given the name.
NameBirths 2025Since 1880Wiktionary says
Hudson8,666116,169A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Cooper7,653126,484A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Harper6,869145,832A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Wiktionary
Carter6,703216,871A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Jackson6,597297,998A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Logan6,351419,837A male given name transferred from the surname. Used since at least the 19th century, and popular in the 2000s. Wiktionary
Mason6,342345,931A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Riley6,107246,985A female given name from surname, of 1990s and later usage. Wiktionary
Parker6,013163,836A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Grayson5,857133,184A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Wesley5,679250,969A male given name transferred from the surname, of 18th century and later usage, today often without any religious connotations. Wiktionary
Scarlett5,650111,739A female given name transferred from the surname, of general post-1936 usage. Wiktionary
Madison4,963427,675A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash. Wiktionary
Cameron4,962344,896A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Nolan4,865136,061A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Lincoln4,778106,968A male given name transferred from the surname, of American usage, originally in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Wiktionary
Walker4,30348,951A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Sawyer3,99784,176A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Ryan3,925991,747A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in English-speaking countries from the 1970s to the 1990s. Wiktionary
Archer3,65431,803A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Wiktionary
Emerson3,61267,571A female given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Paisley3,51365,456A unisex given name from the surname. Wiktionary
Colton3,426152,174A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Tatum3,39741,874A female given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Quinn3,29789,495A female given name transferred from the surname, of occasional 1990s and later usage. Wiktionary
Easton3,21880,441A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Hunter3,084276,622A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Carson3,080140,887A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Jaxon3,080114,055A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Jackson. Wiktionary
Harrison3,08099,462A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Addison3,033162,320A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison. Wiktionary
Kennedy3,019101,120A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern American usage. Wiktionary
Graham2,98061,671A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Hayden2,975147,508A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Emmett2,97378,872A male or unisex given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Dean2,882195,844A male given name. Wiktionary
Landon2,868187,785A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Ryder2,82169,088A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage. Wiktionary
Calvin2,717222,287A male given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary
Sutton2,71520,017A unisex given name transferred from the surname. Wiktionary

Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.

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