Cahan vs Hudson
Cahan and Hudsoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cahan was ranked #305 and Hudson #99 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Cahan and Hudson over time
Cahan and Hudson appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Hudson held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cahan in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cahan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hudson in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2013–2024
Cahan held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Hudson in 9.
Highest recorded here: Cahan #274 in 2019, Hudson #76 in 2023.
The order changed in 2016: Hudson moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #343 and #398; by 2016 that had become #358 and #253.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cahan #305, Hudson #99.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cahan | Hudson |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | 'Son of Hudde', an English surname associated with explorer Henry Hudson. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English (patronymic surname) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhʌd.sən/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #305 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hudson has a recorded origin (English (patronymic surname)); Cahan does not have one recorded yet.
- Cahan and Hudson both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hudson; Cahan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Cahan
Popularity journey
First recorded2012
First recorded at #403 among boys in Northern Ireland in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2024
Highest recorded position: #274 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2012–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys
Hudson
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2025
Highest recorded position: #7 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys