Hudson-James
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HUD-son-JAYMZ
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Hudson-James is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son of Hudde, a pet form of Hugh + heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Hudson-James mean?
English: Hudson + James
“son of Hudde, a pet form of Hugh + heel-holder, supplanter”
Joins Hudson (English, “son of Hudde, a pet form of Hugh”) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).
Meanings borrowed from Hudson and James.
Is Hudson-James a girl's or a boy's name?
Hudson-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hudson-James in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 343% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Hudson-James, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 19 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Hudson-James than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Hudson-James in the UK since 1996 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Hudson-James in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,009 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,024 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
Names like Hudson-James
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myles, Hudson, Elias, Hunter, Oakley, Theodore, Otis, Chester, Harris, Atlas, Sonny, Matteo
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hudson-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hudson-james, updated 20 October 2026.