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Hudson

Say it HUD-sun 2 syllables

English · “son of Hudd”

Loved in Queensland and New South Wales. Common across the UK, three Canadian provinces, Victoria, and 2 more places. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 16 more places.

1 in 226 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 43 there.

Hudson in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 2, common in 9, rare in 19.
Hudson in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales43 (up)20251,2041 in 226692020
Scotland46 (up)2025961 in 2051102020
Northern Ireland64 (up)2025361 in 2301192020
Ireland188 (up)2025251 in 9492942020
North America
Ontario (province)20 (up)2024324about 1 in 185272019
Quebec (province)155 (up)202538about 1 in 7644912020
British Columbia (province)12 (up)2023104about 1 in 125242018
Nova Scotia (province)13 (down)202522112020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)8 (up)2025324162020
Victoria (state)17 (down)2025235152020
Queensland (state)6 (up)2025296102020
South Australia (state)13 (up)202572192020
New Zealand12 (up)2025143202020
Western Europe
FranceRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
NetherlandsRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Central Europe
AustriaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwitzerlandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Berlin (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Munich (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Cologne (city)Rare: below the complete list2023Not listed2018
Bonn (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Leipzig (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Rostock (city)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Nordic countries
NorwayRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
SwedenRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
DenmarkNot in the published top 502025Not listed2020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
SpainNot in the published top 1002024Not listed2019
Catalonia (region)Rare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
Italy4,915 (new in the list)202411 in 189,358Not listed2019
Central and Eastern Europe
PolandRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
SloveniaRare: below the complete list2025Not listed2020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
IsraelRare: below the complete list2024Not listed2019
Latin America
ArgentinaNot in the published top 202024Not listed2019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Hudson is an English surname meaning "son of Hudd". Hudd was a medieval given name that grew out of Hugh, probably blending with the Old English name Huda, so Hudson quietly carries Hugh inside it.

2 more paragraphs

It has two syllables, HUD-sun, with a solid first beat and a soft -son ending in the manner of Harrison and Jackson. There are almost no alternative spellings.

This is largely an Australian and Canadian favourite. Hudson is a top-10 name in Queensland and New South Wales and ranks highly in British Columbia. It is rising in several places and falling in none, and it is scarcely used outside the English-speaking world. It is a young name as well, first appearing in Canada only around 1990.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
HUD-sun · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“son of Hudd”
Origin
English
Related names
Udson
Where Hudson comes from (Wiktionary)

From the English patronymic surname Hudd + -son. Hudd is a Middle English given name derived from Hugh, probably merged with Old English Huda.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Hudson. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hudson over time

Rising in 6 of the 13 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 0. Peak in Ontario and British Columbia: 2015.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Hudson in England and Wales: #2,863 in 1996, a peak of #42 in 2024, and #43 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300#1,000#3,000200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #2,863, 3 boys1997: #1,761, 6 boys1998: #2,419, 4 boys1999: #1,850, 6 boys2000: #1,889, 6 boys2001: #1,202, 12 boys2002: #2,005, 6 boys2003: #1,092, 16 boys2004: #1,160, 16 boys2005: #982, 22 boys2006: #885, 27 boys2007: #538, 58 boys2008: #538, 62 boys2009: #498, 70 boys2010: #461, 78 boys2011: #401, 99 boys2012: #277, 169 boys2013: #268, 179 boys2014: #234, 237 boys2015: #176, 335 boys2016: #154, 383 boys2017: #135, 442 boys2018: #114, 541 boys2019: #92, 671 boys2020: #69, 812 boys2021: #59, 1,069 boys2022: #43, 1,268 boys2023: #43, 1,291 boys2024: #42, 1,216 boys2025: #43, 1,204 boys#2,863 in 1996peak #42, 2024#43in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
19962,8633
19971,7616
19982,4194
19991,8506
20001,8896
20011,20212
20022,0056
20031,09216
20041,16016
200598222
200688527
200753858
200853862
200949870
201046178
201140199
2012277169
2013268179
2014234237
2015176335
2016154383
2017135442
2018114541
201992671
202069812
2021591,069
2022431,268
2023431,291
2024421,216
2025431,204

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in Ontario and British Columbia

Half of the boys named Hudson in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2016. Peak: 2015, about 680 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 0 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 6.7 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 22.3 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 69.8 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 190.3 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 456.7 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 634.5 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 605.6 per 100,000 boys20202015-2019: about 1 in 158 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790
1980–19840
1985–19890
1990–19946.7
1995–199922.3
2000–200469.8
2005–2009190.3
2010–2014456.7
2015–2019634.5
2020–2024605.6

Source: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (OGL-Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (OGL-BC). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Hudson

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Hudson, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 249, Scotland

  2. 1 in 302, Scotland

  3. 1 in 558, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 1,801, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 302, Scotland

  6. 1 in 565, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 928, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 768, England and Wales

  9. 1 in 449, England and Wales

  10. 1 in 82, Northern Ireland

All 40 brother names for Hudson

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Hudson's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  2. 1 in 50, Ireland

  3. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 130, Scotland

  6. 1 in 62, Poland

  7. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 137, Scotland

Full-name check

Hudson Oliver

Syllables 2-3Initials H.O.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Hudson

Sisters for Hudson: Evie, Willow, Sienna, and 5 more
  1. EvieRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson
  2. WillowRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson
  3. SiennaRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson
  4. HarperRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson · Same initial as Hudson
  5. IvyRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson
  6. PoppyRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson
  7. ScarlettRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson
  8. SadieRose and fell with Hudson · Same generation as Hudson

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Hudson

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Hudson's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  2. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 18 more places.

  3. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  4. Rare across France, the UK, Italy, and 19 more places.

  5. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  6. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 17 more places.

  7. Rare in France, Italy, Poland, and 19 more places.

  8. Rare in France, England and Wales, Italy, and 20 more places.

Famous people named Hudson

Hudson Williams, Hudson Taylor, and 2 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Hudson

How popular is Hudson in Queensland?

Hudson ranked #6 in Queensland in 2025, given to 296 boys.

Is Hudson rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 6 of the 13 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 0. Rising in: Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales, British Columbia, and 1 other region.

What does Hudson mean?

Hudson means “son of Hudd”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Hudson have?

Hudson has 2 syllables: HUD-sun.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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