Judson
Judson is both a surname and a masculine given name. It is a patronymic derived from the first name "Judd" or "Jutt", a hypocorism for "Jordan".
Meaning & Origin of Judson
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Judson is both a surname and a masculine given name. It is a patronymic derived from the first name "Judd" or "Jutt", a hypocorism for "Jordan".
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The Story of Judson
Judson first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 31 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 281 Judsons were born — ranking #857 that year. As of 2026, Judson ranks #923 for baby boys with 250 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 14K Judsons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Judson
Judson is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 14K births in the dataset. Judson's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #299. Use the chart and map above to compare Judson's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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