74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈhʌd.sən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname meaning "son of Hudde". A famous bearer of the surname was the English explorer Henry Hudson (1570-1611). PopularityDetails Last ranked #7 in 2023 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #276 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #20 in 2021 Canada Last ranked #43 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #10 in 2023 New Zealand Last ranked #76 in 2023 Northern Ireland Last ranked #48 in 2023 Scotland Last ranked #21 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details mature upper class wholesome strong strange simple Categories celebrity babies, derived from a surname, ends in -son, explorers, isograms, Lou Reed songs, Nintendo characters, Paula Cole songs, place names, rivers, Squishmallows, surnames, The Legend of Zelda characters, top 10 in Australia, trendy, water