boy's name

Judson

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 13,937

the United States

#934

2025 births

Judson is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 252 babies in the United States, ranking #934. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2023, when 282 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 13,156 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Judson over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

2,070
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Judson by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 230
1890s 175
1900s 173
1910s 808
1920s 1,056
1930s 800
1940s 923
1950s 929
1960s 850
1970s 1,255
1980s 1,157
1990s 754
2000s 1,128
2010s 2,070
2020s (to 2025) 1,573

How popular is Judson?

In 2025, Judson was given to 252 babies in the United States, ranking #934 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Judson is used

United States #934 252 in 2025
Canada #1,662 12 in 2022
England & Wales #5,744 3 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Judson

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Judson also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Judson over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Judson

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Judson — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Judson

How popular is the name Judson?

In 2025, Judson was given to 252 babies in the United States, ranking #934 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Judson a girl's or a boy's name?

Judson is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Judson?

Judson has 2 syllables.

When was Judson most popular?

Judson peaked in 2023, when 282 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Judson a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Judson currently ranks #934 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.