Judson

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Judson is ranked 956th among boys in 2024 (236 births). Its best rank was 301st, in 1880.

Rank in 2024: #956down 98 from 2023
Births in 2024: 2360.01% of boys
Peak year: 2023281 births
Best rank: #301in 1880
Since 1880: 13,627people given the name

Babies named Judson, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

13,627 boys have been named Judson in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 281 births.

This is a comeback. After an early peak the name fell to a fraction of its former share, and it has been climbing again for the past decade.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 1977, and the 2010s alone account for 15%. It has spent 118 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Judson
1880s	230
1890s	175
1900s	173
1910s	808
1920s	1,056
1930s	800
1940s	923
1950s	930
1960s	850
1970s	1,255
1980s	1,157
1990s	754
2000s	1,128
2010s	2,069
2020s	1,319

In 2023, its biggest year

Judson was the 858th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2023 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2023.

Names that rose and fell with Judson

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.