#7022024 rank
2021peak year
16,632babies named Houston since 1880
▲ +2%5-year trend
Houston popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Houston mean?
From a Scottish place name meaning 'Hugh's town'. Texas' largest city, named for Sam Houston, carried the name into American baby-name use.
OriginScottish place name
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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Spellings & variants
Huston
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