Is Houston a boy or girl name?
Houston is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 381 boys were named Houston, so 3.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 18,124 US babies named Houston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #702
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,715
- Babies named Houston since 1880
- 18,124
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 468 babies
Boys and girls named Houston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 305 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,579 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,097 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,093 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 839 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 634 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 482 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,164 | 27 | 2.3% |
| 1990s | 2,302 | 119 | 4.9% |
| 2000s | 2,198 | 80 | 3.5% |
| 2010s | 2,619 | 102 | 3.7% |
| 2020s | 1,923 | 97 | 4.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 381 | #702 | 14 | #7,715 |
| 2023 | 387 | #689 | 15 | #7,392 |
| 2022 | 380 | #696 | 20 | #6,058 |
| 2021 | 439 | #627 | 29 | #4,662 |
| 2020 | 336 | #731 | 19 | #6,161 |
| 2019 | 373 | #686 | 17 | #6,828 |
| 2018 | 313 | #757 | 15 | #7,519 |
| 2017 | 284 | #805 | 11 | #9,559 |
| 2016 | 287 | #804 | 10 | #10,379 |
| 2015 | 264 | #851 | 14 | #8,161 |
| 2014 | 227 | #933 | 16 | #7,436 |
| 2013 | 206 | #972 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2012 | 217 | #938 | 6 | #15,692 |
| 2011 | 210 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 238 | #880 | 5 | #18,014 |
| 2009 | 219 | #939 | 7 | #14,236 |
| 2008 | 243 | #872 | 7 | #14,395 |
| 2007 | 256 | #835 | 6 | #16,218 |
| 2006 | 243 | #836 | 6 | #15,841 |
| 2005 | 218 | #845 | 10 | #10,403 |
| 2004 | 215 | #828 | 8 | #12,030 |
| 2003 | 209 | #835 | 6 | #14,528 |
| 2002 | 186 | #882 | 11 | #9,067 |
| 2001 | 195 | #835 | 10 | #9,642 |
| 2000 | 214 | #776 | 9 | #10,197 |
| 1999 | 209 | #764 | 10 | #9,049 |
| 1998 | 226 | #727 | 14 | #6,843 |
| 1997 | 251 | #655 | 10 | #8,576 |
| 1996 | 267 | #635 | 11 | #7,777 |
| 1995 | 264 | #640 | 14 | #6,383 |
| 1994 | 270 | #633 | 16 | #5,814 |
| 1993 | 211 | #713 | 6 | #12,348 |
| 1992 | 190 | #751 | 13 | #6,795 |
| 1991 | 218 | #685 | 13 | #6,736 |
| 1990 | 196 | #729 | 12 | #7,032 |
| 1989 | 185 | #727 | 13 | #6,289 |
| 1988 | 172 | #715 | 7 | #9,617 |
| 1987 | 171 | #696 | 7 | #9,134 |
| 1986 | 133 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 94 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 107 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 88 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 82 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 68 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 64 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 55 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 47 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 59 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 61 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 73 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 77 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 50 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 74 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 74 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 70 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 52 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 58 | #1,030 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 50 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 52 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 73 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 70 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 86 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 82 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 90 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 102 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 96 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 99 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 89 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 100 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 96 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 121 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 105 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 97 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 111 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 108 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 117 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 112 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 126 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 88 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 121 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 95 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 100 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 95 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 110 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 105 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 134 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 123 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 126 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 139 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 150 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 153 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 156 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 154 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 172 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 147 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 164 | #481 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 170 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 174 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 171 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 167 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 154 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 158 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 145 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 106 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 83 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 58 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 34 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 41 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 34 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 39 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 32 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 24 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 28 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 27 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 27 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 30 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 31 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 33 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 29 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 22 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 18 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 17 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 14 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 20 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 11 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 23 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 24 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 15 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 16 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 17 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 11 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 16 | #451 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Houston reached #319 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #4,662 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Houston
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.