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“Variant of Jordan — To descend, flow down” — Hebrew (river name, from a Proto-Semitic root) origin
Boy's name · #934 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Judson belongs to an older America first — it reached #301 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #934. About 14,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. In Alabama and Mississippi it runs 4–5× its national rate.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 95 notable people named Judson:
Political leaders appear 2.05× more often than among typical names — e.g. Judson Allen, American politician (1797-1880).
Similar names: Judd · Zack · Justus · Marion · Solomon · Simeon
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