Houston
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning Hugh's settlement; place name used as given name.
Babies a year
294
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#675
up from #702
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Houston has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #850 |
| 2016 | #805 |
| 2017 | #803 |
| 2018 | #755 |
| 2019 | #687 |
| 2020 | #732 |
| 2021 | #625 |
| 2022 | #694 |
| 2023 | #689 |
| 2024 | #702 |
| 2025 | #675 |
Houston was given to 294 American babies in 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Houston was most common in 1900, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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