Hudson is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #17 in 2025.
Hudson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #17 among boys (8,583) and #2,223 among girls (83) — overall #24 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,666 | 8,666 | #2,223 | #17 |
| 2024 | 8,098 | 8,098 | #2,252 | #22 |
| 2023 | 8,041 | 8,041 | #2,238 | #21 |
| 2022 | 8,035 | 8,035 | #1,808 | #27 |
| 2021 | 7,728 | 7,728 | #1,919 | #34 |
| 2020 | 6,951 | 6,951 | #1,887 | #43 |
| 2019 | 6,605 | 6,605 | #1,824 | #50 |
| 2018 | 6,687 | 6,687 | #1,837 | #55 |
| 2017 | 5,914 | 5,914 | #1,710 | #64 |
| 2016 | 6,255 | 6,255 | #1,677 | #61 |
| 2015 | 6,164 | 6,164 | #1,819 | #65 |
| 2014 | 5,353 | 5,353 | #1,822 | #80 |
| 2013 | 4,748 | 4,748 | #2,369 | #87 |
| 2012 | 4,294 | 4,294 | #2,526 | #93 |
| 2011 | 3,503 | 3,503 | #2,925 | #112 |
| 2010 | 2,914 | 2,914 | #2,793 | #139 |
| 2009 | 2,716 | 2,716 | #2,736 | #150 |
| 2008 | 2,284 | 2,284 | #4,489 | #176 |
| 2007 | 1,944 | 1,944 | #3,444 | #206 |
| 2006 | 1,394 | 1,394 | #5,609 | #251 |
| 2005 | 1,252 | 1,252 | #3,475 | #276 |
| 2004 | 942 | 942 | #5,119 | #329 |
| 2003 | 693 | 693 | #5,147 | #391 |
| 2002 | 503 | 503 | #5,974 | #480 |
| 2001 | 451 | 451 | #7,911 | #516 |
| 2000 | 343 | 343 | #13,794 | #588 |
| 1999 | 252 | 252 | #9,050 | #695 |
| 1998 | 262 | 262 | #13,025 | #667 |
| 1997 | 231 | — | #10,152 | #708 |
| 1996 | 265 | — | #9,905 | #651 |
| 1995 | 130 | — | #12,334 | #997 |
| 1994 | 105 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1993 | 99 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1992 | 67 | — | — | #1,387 |
| 1991 | 68 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1990 | 55 | — | — | #1,535 |
| 1989 | 42 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1988 | 40 | — | — | #1,747 |
| 1987 | 39 | — | — | #1,717 |
| 1986 | 21 | — | — | #2,551 |
| 1985 | 27 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1984 | 23 | — | — | #2,258 |
| 1983 | 28 | — | — | #1,919 |
| 1982 | 27 | — | — | #2,021 |
| 1981 | 26 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1980 | 21 | — | — | #2,398 |
| 1979 | 16 | — | — | #2,824 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | — | #2,602 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,094 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | — | #5,199 |
| 1975 | 9 | — | — | #3,766 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | — | #2,228 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | — | #2,643 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,232 |
| 1971 | 17 | — | — | #2,319 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,791 |
| 1969 | 23 | — | — | #1,746 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,191 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | — | #2,877 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | — | #1,762 |
| 1963 | 12 | — | — | #2,468 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | — | #3,807 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | — | #1,842 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,294 |
| 1959 | 15 | — | — | #2,154 |
| 1958 | 16 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1957 | 12 | — | — | #2,428 |
| 1956 | 26 | — | — | #1,553 |
| 1955 | 21 | — | — | #1,702 |
| 1954 | 21 | — | — | #1,679 |
| 1953 | 20 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1952 | 19 | — | — | #1,775 |
| 1951 | 21 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1950 | 29 | — | — | #1,353 |
| 1949 | 24 | — | — | #1,524 |
| 1948 | 26 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | — | #1,198 |
| 1946 | 23 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1944 | 26 | — | — | #1,318 |
| 1943 | 26 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1941 | 19 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | — | #1,763 |
| 1939 | 27 | — | — | #1,285 |
| 1938 | 29 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | — | #1,389 |
| 1936 | 29 | — | — | #1,237 |
| 1935 | 27 | — | — | #1,308 |
| 1934 | 23 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1933 | 30 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | — | #1,374 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | — | #1,857 |
| 1929 | 26 | — | — | #1,428 |
| 1928 | 33 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1927 | 29 | — | — | #1,389 |
| 1926 | 43 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1925 | 45 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1924 | 38 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1923 | 41 | — | — | #1,122 |
| 1922 | 39 | — | — | #1,149 |
| 1921 | 45 | — | — | #1,053 |
| 1920 | 45 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1919 | 50 | — | — | #952 |
| 1918 | 52 | — | — | #924 |
| 1917 | 49 | — | — | #915 |
| 1916 | 55 | — | — | #847 |
| 1915 | 42 | — | — | #972 |
| 1914 | 24 | — | — | #1,206 |
| 1913 | 24 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1912 | 19 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1911 | 11 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,256 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | — | #921 |
| 1908 | 11 | — | — | #856 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,162 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #844 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #771 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #808 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | — | #939 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,124 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #845 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,139 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #859 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1894 | 10 | — | — | #697 |
| 1893 | 13 | — | — | #555 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | — | #903 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1888 | 9 | — | — | #723 |
| 1884 | 10 | — | — | #637 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #938 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #980 |