Judson Boy
How popular is Judson?
#934 boy name in 2025
252 baby boys were named Judson in the US in 2025, making it the 934th most popular boy name.
Judson popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #934 for boys (▲ 23 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 252 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+1% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #888 in 2015, #869 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (282 boys) |
| Highest rank | #299 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Judson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Judson family of names ranked #832 for boys in 2025 (#850 the year before), with 270 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Judson | 252 | 93% |
| Juddson | 18 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Judson is most popular
Babies named Judson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.9 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.7 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.5 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.4 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Arkansas: 0.4 per 1,000 (27 boys)
Judson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 230 | #299 |
| 1890s | 175 | #389 |
| 1900s | 173 | #436 |
| 1910s | 808 | #426 |
| 1920s | 1,056 | #574 |
| 1930s | 800 | #596 |
| 1940s | 923 | #636 |
| 1950s | 929 | #690 |
| 1960s | 850 | #742 |
| 1970s | 1,255 | #664 |
| 1980s | 1,157 | #706 |
| 1990s | 754 | #1,009 |
| 2000s | 1,128 | #1,161 |
| 2010s | 2,070 | #862 |
| 2020s | 1,573 | #855 |
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Questions
- Is Judson a boy or girl name?
- Judson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Judson were boys.
- How popular is the name Judson?
- 252 baby boys were named Judson in the US in 2025, making it the 934th most popular boy name.
- When was Judson most popular?
- Judson peaked in 2023, when 282 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #299 in 1880.
- How many people are named Judson?
- 13,881 babies have been named Judson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,634 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Judson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Judson was most common in Alabama, at 0.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.