How Many People Are Named Judson?
An estimated 9,611 people in the United States have the first name Judson. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Judson peaked in popularity in 2023 with 281 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Judson as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Judson paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,611
About 1 in 35,663 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2023
281 births
Total Registered
13,627
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Judson
Judson is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13,627 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Judson as a male name
Ranked #956 in 2024
236 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (281 births)
Judson: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Judson span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,069 babies were registered. While Judson is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Judson by Decade
How has Judson tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Judson by State
Birth registrations for Judson span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Alabama. The lowest are in South Dakota, Wisconsin, Maryland. On average, about 222 Judsons were registered per state.
Judson + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Judson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Judson
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Judson: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Judson?
We estimate approximately 9,611 people named Judson are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 35,663 Americans share this first name.
Is Judson a common name?
Judson is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,627 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Judson most popular?
Judson reached peak popularity in 2023, when 281 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Judson is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Judson a male name?
Judson is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Judson Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Judson Smith, Judson Johnson, Judson Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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