Houston

Given to 18,540 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#8860
recorded as girls
#675
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
413
girls 11 · boys 402
Peak year
1901
31 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
18,540
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Houston was most popular in 1901, when 31 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 402 babies were named Houston, ranking #675 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1901 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Houston was most popular in 1901, when 31 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 402 babies were named Houston, ranking #675 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.10.20.30.41880192019602000Peak 1901

Houston was most popular in 1901, when 31 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.29 per 1,000). In 2025, 402 babies were named Houston, ranking #675 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 11 8860 402 675
2024 14 7594 381 704
2023 15 7247 387 689
2022 20 5984 380 696
2021 29 4607 440 625
2020 19 6083 336 730
2019 17 6698 374 684
2018 15 7409 314 751
2017 11 9341 284 804
2016 10 10113 287 803
2015 14 8008 264 850
2014 16 7302 227 932
2013 8 11969 206 972
2012 6 14962 217 936
2011 <5 — 210 943
2010 5 16992 238 878
2009 7 13704 219 938
2008 7 13832 243 872
2007 6 15491 256 834
2006 6 15152 243 834
2005 10 10128 218 844
2004 8 11624 215 827
2003 6 13844 209 833
2002 11 8837 186 882
2001 10 9351 195 833
2000 9 9874 214 776
1999 10 8805 209 763
1998 14 6719 226 727
1997 10 8334 251 653
1996 11 7574 267 635
1995 14 6257 264 640
1994 16 5713 270 633
1993 6 11780 211 712
1992 13 6652 190 748
1991 13 6588 218 685
1990 12 6867 196 729
1989 13 6160 185 727
1988 7 9244 172 713
1987 7 8778 171 695
1986 <5 — 133 785
1985 <5 — 94 939
1984 <5 — 107 848
1983 <5 — 88 942
1982 <5 — 82 995
1981 <5 — 68 1101
1980 <5 — 64 1133
1979 <5 — 56 1221
1978 <5 — 55 1203
1977 <5 — 40 1450
1976 <5 — 47 1286
1975 <5 — 47 1238
1974 <5 — 36 1439
1973 <5 — 39 1329
1972 <5 — 42 1285
1971 <5 — 59 1057
1970 <5 — 61 1043
1969 <5 — 56 1027
1968 <5 — 73 851
1967 <5 — 77 818
1966 <5 — 50 1027
1965 <5 — 73 859
1964 <5 — 75 881
1963 <5 — 70 891
1962 <5 — 52 1056
1961 <5 — 58 1028
1960 <5 — 50 1098
1959 <5 — 52 1068
1958 <5 — 73 883
1957 <5 — 70 908
1956 <5 — 86 804
1955 <5 — 82 807
1954 <5 — 90 751
1953 <5 — 102 701
1952 <5 — 96 717
1951 <5 — 99 699
1950 <5 — 89 726
1949 <5 — 100 683
1948 <5 — 96 683
1947 <5 — 121 618
1946 <5 — 105 626
1945 <5 — 97 612
1944 <5 — 111 581
1943 <5 — 108 607
1942 <5 — 117 571
1941 <5 — 112 568
1940 <5 — 126 517
1939 <5 — 88 621
1938 <5 — 121 529
1937 <5 — 95 593
1936 <5 — 100 577
1935 <5 — 95 593
1934 <5 — 110 563
1933 <5 — 105 557
1932 <5 — 134 496
1931 <5 — 123 522
1930 <5 — 126 532
1929 <5 — 139 497
1928 <5 — 150 493
1927 <5 — 153 491
1926 <5 — 156 481
1925 <5 — 154 490
1924 <5 — 172 470
1923 <5 — 147 502
1922 <5 — 164 480
1921 <5 — 170 469
1920 <5 — 174 459
1919 <5 — 171 448
1918 <5 — 167 460
1917 <5 — 154 454
1916 <5 — 158 443
1915 <5 — 145 456
1914 <5 — 106 469
1913 <5 — 83 475
1912 <5 — 58 515
1911 <5 — 34 506
1910 <5 — 41 421
1909 <5 — 34 428
1908 <5 — 39 365
1907 <5 — 32 396
1906 <5 — 24 456
1905 <5 — 28 404
1904 <5 — 27 401
1903 <5 — 27 370
1902 <5 — 30 360
1901 <5 — 31 318
1900 <5 — 33 385
1899 <5 — 14 521
1898 <5 — 18 485
1897 <5 — 20 422
1896 <5 — 29 357
1895 <5 — 22 414
1894 <5 — 18 464
1893 <5 — 17 448
1892 <5 — 14 547
1891 <5 — 20 386
1890 <5 — 13 533
1889 <5 — 11 581
1888 <5 — 23 387
1887 <5 — 16 420
1886 <5 — 24 348
1885 <5 — 13 521
1884 <5 — 15 488
1883 <5 — 16 448
1882 <5 — 17 437
1881 <5 — 11 533
1880 <5 — 16 442

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Houston is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years