Hudson

Originally an English patronymic surname translating to the son of Hudd, a medieval pet form of Hugh or Richard. Henry Hudson anchored the name to North American geography in 1609 when he sailed into the river that now bears his moniker. American birth ledgers cataloged it sporadically starting in 1880, but it spent over a century as a quiet family surname before migrating into heavy nursery rotation in the early two-thousands.

Hearing the name today reliably brings to mind a child wearing miniature fleece outerwear. It sounds like an upstate weekend destination that learned how to ride a balance bike. With an estimated average age of nine, the bearer is far more likely to be negotiating screen time than drafting a will. The name has spent almost its entire existence on elementary school carpool rosters.