Houston
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · #675 for boys in 2025, 402 births
Given to boys 97.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 31 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 18,104since 1880
Houston over time
Rank among boys' names. Houston has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,860 | 11 | #675 | 402 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #704 | 381 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #689 | 387 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #696 | 380 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 | #625 | 440 |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | #730 | 336 |
| 2019 | #6,698 | 17 | #684 | 374 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #751 | 314 |
| 2017 | #9,341 | 11 | #804 | 284 |
| 2016 | #10,113 | 10 | #803 | 287 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #850 | 264 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #932 | 227 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #972 | 206 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #936 | 217 |
| 2011 | — | #943 | 210 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #878 | 238 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #938 | 219 |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #872 | 243 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #834 | 256 |
| 2006 | #15,152 | 6 | #834 | 243 |
| 2005 | #10,128 | 10 | #844 | 218 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #827 | 215 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #833 | 209 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #882 | 186 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #833 | 195 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #776 | 214 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #763 | 209 |
| 1998 | #6,719 | 14 | #727 | 226 |
| 1997 | #8,334 | 10 | #653 | 251 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #635 | 267 |
| 1995 | #6,257 | 14 | #640 | 264 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #633 | 270 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #712 | 211 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #748 | 190 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #685 | 218 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 | #729 | 196 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #727 | 185 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #713 | 172 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #695 | 171 |
| 1986 | — | #785 | 133 | |
| 1985 | — | #939 | 94 | |
| 1984 | — | #848 | 107 | |
| 1983 | — | #942 | 88 | |
| 1982 | — | #995 | 82 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,101 | 68 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,133 | 64 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,221 | 56 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,203 | 55 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,450 | 40 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,286 | 47 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,238 | 47 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,439 | 36 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,329 | 39 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,285 | 42 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,057 | 59 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,043 | 61 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,027 | 56 | |
| 1968 | — | #851 | 73 | |
| 1967 | — | #818 | 77 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,027 | 50 | |
| 1965 | — | #859 | 73 | |
| 1964 | — | #881 | 75 | |
| 1963 | — | #891 | 70 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,056 | 52 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,028 | 58 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,098 | 50 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,068 | 52 | |
| 1958 | — | #883 | 73 | |
| 1957 | — | #908 | 70 | |
| 1956 | — | #804 | 86 | |
| 1955 | — | #807 | 82 | |
| 1954 | — | #751 | 90 | |
| 1953 | — | #701 | 102 | |
| 1952 | — | #717 | 96 | |
| 1951 | — | #699 | 99 | |
| 1950 | — | #726 | 89 | |
| 1949 | — | #683 | 100 | |
| 1948 | — | #683 | 96 | |
| 1947 | — | #618 | 121 | |
| 1946 | — | #626 | 105 | |
| 1945 | — | #612 | 97 | |
| 1944 | — | #581 | 111 | |
| 1943 | — | #607 | 108 | |
| 1942 | — | #571 | 117 | |
| 1941 | — | #568 | 112 | |
| 1940 | — | #517 | 126 | |
| 1939 | — | #621 | 88 | |
| 1938 | — | #529 | 121 | |
| 1937 | — | #593 | 95 | |
| 1936 | — | #577 | 100 | |
| 1935 | — | #593 | 95 | |
| 1934 | — | #563 | 110 | |
| 1933 | — | #557 | 105 | |
| 1932 | — | #496 | 134 | |
| 1931 | — | #522 | 123 | |
| 1930 | — | #532 | 126 | |
| 1929 | — | #497 | 139 | |
| 1928 | — | #493 | 150 | |
| 1927 | — | #491 | 153 | |
| 1926 | — | #481 | 156 | |
| 1925 | — | #490 | 154 | |
| 1924 | — | #470 | 172 | |
| 1923 | — | #502 | 147 | |
| 1922 | — | #480 | 164 | |
| 1921 | — | #469 | 170 | |
| 1920 | — | #459 | 174 | |
| 1919 | — | #448 | 171 | |
| 1918 | — | #460 | 167 | |
| 1917 | — | #454 | 154 | |
| 1916 | — | #443 | 158 | |
| 1915 | — | #456 | 145 | |
| 1914 | — | #469 | 106 | |
| 1913 | — | #475 | 83 | |
| 1912 | — | #515 | 58 | |
| 1911 | — | #506 | 34 | |
| 1910 | — | #421 | 41 | |
| 1909 | — | #428 | 34 | |
| 1908 | — | #365 | 39 | |
| 1907 | — | #396 | 32 | |
| 1906 | — | #456 | 24 | |
| 1905 | — | #404 | 28 | |
| 1904 | — | #401 | 27 | |
| 1903 | — | #370 | 27 | |
| 1902 | — | #360 | 30 | |
| 1901 | — | #318 | 31 | |
| 1900 | — | #385 | 33 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #485 | 18 | |
| 1897 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1896 | — | #357 | 29 | |
| 1895 | — | #414 | 22 | |
| 1894 | — | #464 | 18 | |
| 1893 | — | #448 | 17 | |
| 1892 | — | #547 | 14 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1887 | — | #420 | 16 | |
| 1886 | — | #348 | 24 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #448 | 16 | |
| 1882 | — | #437 | 17 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Houston was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Houston is popular in 2004
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#245 · 1 in 1,307
- Mississippi#325 · 1 in 1,659
- Arkansas#341 · 1 in 1,880
- Tennessee#343 · 1 in 2,113
- South Carolina#364 · 1 in 2,095
Best ever in a state: #136 in Mississippi, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #245 | 18 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Mississippi | #325 | 9 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Arkansas | #341 | 8 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Tennessee | #343 | 17 | 1 in 2,113 |
| South Carolina | #364 | 10 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Kentucky | #445 | 8 | 1 in 2,743 |
| Oklahoma | #461 | 7 | 1 in 2,954 |
| North Carolina | #478 | 15 | 1 in 3,397 |
| Louisiana | #539 | 8 | 1 in 3,185 |
| Utah | #562 | 5 | 1 in 4,400 |
| Wisconsin | #588 | 6 | 1 in 4,904 |
| Georgia | #678 | 11 | 1 in 5,302 |
| Texas | #727 | 24 | 1 in 7,464 |
| Florida | #822 | 12 | 1 in 7,968 |
| California | #1,305 | 12 | 1 in 21,010 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Houston
- 29 spots since 2024 (#704 → #675)
- 55 spots since 2020 (#730 → #675)
- 175 spots since 2015 (#850 → #675)
- Biggest jump: 209 spots in 1967 (#1,027 → #818)
- Biggest drop: 194 spots in 1889 (#387 → #581)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #318 (31 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 128 yrs · run 1880–1958
- Highest: 1 in 3,434 boys born in 1901 were named Houston (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,249 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 14.5% of all boys named Houston (2,621) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 162 | #348 (1886) | #461 |
| 1890s | 185 | #357 (1896) | #458 |
| 1900s | 305 | #318 (1901) | #388 |
| 1910s | 1,117 | #421 (1910) | #465 |
| 1920s | 1,579 | #459 (1920) | #483 |
| 1930s | 1,097 | #496 (1932) | #558 |
| 1940s | 1,093 | #517 (1940) | #607 |
| 1950s | 839 | #699 (1951) | #806 |
| 1960s | 634 | #818 (1967) | #954 |
| 1970s | 482 | #1,043 (1970) | #1,255 |
| 1980s | 1,164 | #695 (1987) | #888 |
| 1990s | 2,302 | #633 (1994) | #693 |
| 2000s | 2,198 | #776 (2000) | #847 |
| 2010s | 2,621 | #684 (2019) | #855 |
| 2020s | 2,326 | #625 (2021) | #687 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Houston in 2004
Top girls' names in 2004
Top boys' names in 2004
More about 2004
girls
1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 229,531 of them was named Houston, which outranked 38.3% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #10,690Zyara9
- #10,690Zymia9
- #10,690Zynasia9
- #11,624Houston8
- #11,624Aadya8
- #11,624Aalaya8
- #11,624Aaliayah8
- #12,761Aaleiyah7
- #12,761Aalivia7
- #12,761Aamyah7
Tied with 1,136 names at #11,624; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 9,232 of them was named Houston, which outranked 93.7% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #824Daquan216
- #824German216
- #824Jacoby216
- #827Houston215
- #827Clifford215
- #827Quinten215
- #827Winston215
- #832Dylon214
- #832Elmer214
- #832Giovanny214
Tied with 4 names at #827; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.