Hudsyn is a modern respelling of Hudson, the English surname that means "son of Hudde", a medieval pet form of Hugh or Richard, and recalls the Hudson River and the explorer Henry Hudson. The -syn ending follows the trend of replacing o with y in names like Jaxsyn and Madisyn. Hudsyn was rare in 2015, at about number 4450, peaked at number 1942 in 2022 and ranks number 2046 in 2025.