Hudson: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of Hudd”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- HUD-sən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
From an English surname meaning 'son of Hudd,' with Hudd a medieval pet form of Hugh or Richard. It is also associated with the river name Hudson.
How popular is Hudson?
Babies named Hudson in 20248,073
2024 rank#22 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 1880107,462
Hudson is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Hudson
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Hudson questions
What does the name Hudson mean?
Hudson means "son of Hudd". It comes from English. From an English surname meaning 'son of Hudd,' with Hudd a medieval pet form of Hugh or Richard. It is also associated with the river name Hudson.
Is Hudson a boy or girl name?
Hudson is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Hudson?
8,073 US babies were named Hudson in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Hudson?
Hudson is usually pronounced HUD-sən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.