Judson
English surname meaning "son of Judd." Judd was a medieval everyday form of Jordan, a name taken from the river where Jesus was baptized.
Judson in 2025
Judson was given to 252 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,908th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,156 babies born.
The history of Judson
Judson reached its highest point in 2023, when 282 babies were given the name, ranking 1,774th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 576th, in 1880.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 13,881 babies have been named Judson. Half of them were born before 1978, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Judson by decade
| Decade | Babies named Judson | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 230 | 576 |
| 1890s | 175 | 963 |
| 1900s | 173 | 1,121 |
| 1910s | 808 | 1,064 |
| 1920s | 1,056 | 1,229 |
| 1930s | 800 | 1,246 |
| 1940s | 923 | 1,361 |
| 1950s | 929 | 1,544 |
| 1960s | 850 | 1,727 |
| 1970s | 1,255 | 1,521 |
| 1980s | 1,157 | 1,649 |
| 1990s | 754 | 2,403 |
| 2000s | 1,128 | 2,656 |
| 2010s | 2,070 | 1,855 |
| 2020s | 1,573 | 1,774 |
Where Judson is heading
Judson has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 249 babies in 2015 to 252 in 2025.
Names like Judson
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Judson.