Houston

Boy name

Houston has been given to 18,540 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #675 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈh(j)uːst(ə)n/

Originally from a place near Glasgow, from the Middle English equivalent of "Hugh's town". Analyzable as Hugh +&lrm; -s- +&lrm; -ton

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

18,540

Peak year

2021 (469 babies)

Rank in 2025

#675 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +49%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Houston.

18,443 babies since 1881

18,644 babies since 1915

18,390 babies since 1978

18,377 babies since 1880

18,875 babies since 1880

18,178 babies since 1893

18,916 babies since 1962

18,928 babies since 1998

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