Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Hudson

Gender

Male

Origin

English
The son of Hugh. Heart and mind.
Hudd's son

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Place
  • Surname
  • Word

Pronunciation

hu(d)-son

Famous People

Actor Rock Hudson, Director Hugh Hudson, Explorer Henry Hudson (who the Hudson River is named for)

Celebrity Babies

Son of Marcia Gay Harden, son of Lindsay Price and Curtis Stone, son of Gena Lee Nolan, son of Nick Lachey, son of Devon Sawa

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #17, 8,583 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #1667, 128 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2214, 83 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20258,58383
20247,99083
20237,95184
20227,917113
20217,624103
20206,848102
20196,493112
20186,576111
20175,788125
20166,127128

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #43, 1,291 births); most recent 2025 (rank #43, 1,204 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251,204–
20241,216–
20231,291–
20221,268–
20211,0693
2020812–
20196713
2018541–
2017442–
2016383–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #3955, 4 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4980, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–
20153
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #143, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #188, 25 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202525
202430
202338
202223
202119
202015
201918
201811
201713
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #48, 100 births); most recent 2025 (rank #46, 96 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202596
202485
2023100
202297
202171
202051
201947
201829
201727
201619

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #64, 36 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202536
202424
202333
202228
202120
202023
201918
201822
20179
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #11, 162 births); most recent 2023 (rank #12, 104 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #659, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
2023104–
202290–
2021119–
2020110–
2019116–
2018102–
2017117–
20161625
2015114–
2014122–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence