Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Hudson
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
8,583
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Hudson
How many people are named Hudson?
An estimated 111,857 living Americans are named Hudson.
How rare is Hudson?
Hudson is still widely used among babies today, with 8,583 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Hudson?
The median age of a living American named Hudson is approximately 8 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 13 years old.
Is Hudson still popular?
Yes — Hudson is currently rising in popularity, with 8,583 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Hudson most common?
Hudson has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 3.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
8,583
All-time
114,287
Where it lives now
Hudson is most concentrated in Vermont — about 3.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Hudson is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.