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Houston is a given name of Scottish, English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 18,124 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 17,699 as boys and 425 as girls. Houston gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2021 and remains popular today. It is the #1,950 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 395
2023 402
2022 400
2021 468
2020 355
2019 390
2018 328
2017 295
2016 297
2015 278
2014 243
2013 214
2012 223
2011 210
2010 243
2009 226
2008 250
2007 262
2006 249
2005 228
2004 223
2003 215
2002 197
2001 205
2000 223
1999 219
1998 240
1997 261
1996 278
1995 278
1994 286
1993 217
1992 203
1991 231
1990 208
1989 198
1988 179
1987 178
1986 133
1985 94
1984 107
1983 88
1982 82
1981 68
1980 64
1979 56
1978 55
1977 40
1976 47
1975 47
1974 36
1973 39
1972 42
1971 59
1970 61
1969 56
1968 73
1967 77
1966 50
1965 74
1964 74
1963 70
1962 52
1961 58
1960 50
1959 52
1958 73
1957 70
1956 86
1955 82
1954 90
1953 102
1952 96
1951 99
1950 89
1949 100
1948 96
1947 121
1946 105
1945 97
1944 111
1943 108
1942 117
1941 112
1940 126
1939 88
1938 121
1937 95
1936 100
1935 95
1934 110
1933 105
1932 134
1931 123
1930 126
1929 139
1928 150
1927 153
1926 156
1925 154
1924 172
1923 147
1922 164
1921 170
1920 174
1919 171
1918 167
1917 154
1916 158
1915 145
1914 106
1913 83
1912 58
1911 34
1910 41
1909 34
1908 39
1907 32
1906 24
1905 28
1904 27
1903 27
1902 30
1901 31
1900 33
1899 14
1898 18
1897 20
1896 29
1895 22
1894 18
1893 17
1892 14
1891 20
1890 13
1889 11
1888 23
1887 16
1886 24
1885 13
1884 15
1883 16
1882 17
1881 11
1880 16