Judson
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning son of Judd, praised one.
Babies a year
221
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#934
up from #956
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Judson has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #888 |
| 2016 | #933 |
| 2017 | #944 |
| 2018 | #900 |
| 2019 | #861 |
| 2020 | #876 |
| 2021 | #879 |
| 2022 | #864 |
| 2023 | #859 |
| 2024 | #956 |
| 2025 | #934 |
Judson by the numbers
Judson was given to 221 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 248 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 3,800 American boys born that year was called Judson.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Judson. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean praise
Like Judson, each of these has praise in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sebastianvenerable, revered10,149 in the US (2017)
- Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
- Muhammadpraiseworthy, worthy of praise5,957 in England and Wales (2025)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Austingreat; venerable; a form of augustus5,161 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Judson
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