Houston Name Popularity

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How popular is Houston?

The less frequently given name Houston was the 753rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #319 in 1901.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 311 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Houston was 11 in 1889.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Houston occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1905-1908, 1909-1915, 1977-1987, 1990-1994, and 2012-2015, whereas 1896-1899, 1956-1959, and 1968-1972 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Houston popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

Houston's popularity has been moving upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Houston lately has risen.

The name Houston still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Houston (Girl)		Houston (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		15	7,462	311	753
2017		11	9,526	283	804
2016		10	10,358	285	807
2015		14	8,146	264	848
2014		16	7,423	227	932
2013		8	12,407	206	970
2012		6	15,669	215	944
2011		< 5	--	210	944
2010		5	17,998	238	879
2009		7	14,230	219	938
2008		7	14,383	243	872
2007		6	16,212	256	834
2006		6	15,837	243	836
2005		10	10,400	218	844
2004		8	12,025	215	827
2003		6	14,525	209	835
2002		11	9,065	186	882
2001		10	9,639	195	835
2000		9	10,195	213	777
1999		10	9,046	209	764
1998		14	6,842	226	726
1997		10	8,576	251	654
1996		11	7,777	267	635
1995		14	6,384	264	640
1994		16	5,811	270	633
1993		6	12,346	211	713
1992		13	6,793	190	751
1991		13	6,732	218	685
1990		12	7,028	196	729
1989		13	6,286	185	727
1988		7	9,615	172	715
1987		7	9,131	170	699
1986		< 5	--	133	786
1985		< 5	--	94	940
1984		< 5	--	107	851
1983		< 5	--	88	943
1982		< 5	--	81	1,007
1981		< 5	--	69	1,098
1980		< 5	--	63	1,149
1979		< 5	--	56	1,230
1978		< 5	--	55	1,209
1977		< 5	--	40	1,461
1976		< 5	--	47	1,294
1975		< 5	--	47	1,245
1974		< 5	--	36	1,452
1973		< 5	--	39	1,335
1972		< 5	--	42	1,297
1971		< 5	--	59	1,062
1970		< 5	--	61	1,046
1969		< 5	--	56	1,031
1968		< 5	--	73	853
1967		< 5	--	77	818
1966		< 5	--	51	1,020
1965		< 5	--	73	865
1964		< 5	--	74	889
1963		< 5	--	70	895
1962		< 5	--	52	1,062
1961		< 5	--	58	1,029
1960		< 5	--	50	1,107
1959		< 5	--	53	1,066
1958		< 5	--	72	891
1957		< 5	--	70	906
1956		< 5	--	86	807
1955		< 5	--	83	804
1954		< 5	--	89	754
1953		< 5	--	102	702
1952		< 5	--	96	717
1951		< 5	--	99	700
1950		< 5	--	89	728
1949		< 5	--	100	685
1948		< 5	--	96	685
1947		< 5	--	121	621
1946		< 5	--	105	627
1945		< 5	--	97	614
1944		< 5	--	111	582
1943		< 5	--	108	609
1942		< 5	--	117	573
1941		< 5	--	112	568
1940		< 5	--	126	519
1939		< 5	--	88	623
1938		< 5	--	121	531
1937		< 5	--	95	595
1936		< 5	--	100	577
1935		< 5	--	95	594
1934		< 5	--	110	565
1933		< 5	--	105	559
1932		< 5	--	134	496
1931		< 5	--	123	522
1930		< 5	--	126	532
1929		< 5	--	138	500
1928		< 5	--	150	493
1927		< 5	--	153	492
1926		< 5	--	157	481
1925		< 5	--	154	491
1924		< 5	--	172	471
1923		< 5	--	147	504
1922		< 5	--	164	481
1921		< 5	--	170	470
1920		< 5	--	174	461
1919		< 5	--	171	449
1918		< 5	--	167	460
1917		< 5	--	154	457
1916		< 5	--	158	444
1915		< 5	--	145	457
1914		< 5	--	106	471
1913		< 5	--	83	479
1912		< 5	--	58	518
1911		< 5	--	34	509
1910		< 5	--	41	427
1909		< 5	--	34	428
1908		< 5	--	39	368
1907		< 5	--	32	399
1906		< 5	--	24	459
1905		< 5	--	28	405
1904		< 5	--	27	404
1903		< 5	--	27	378
1902		< 5	--	30	362
1901		< 5	--	31	319
1900		< 5	--	33	389
1899		< 5	--	14	528
1898		< 5	--	18	496
1897		< 5	--	20	428
1896		< 5	--	29	361
1895		< 5	--	22	422
1894		< 5	--	18	472
1893		< 5	--	17	456
1892		< 5	--	14	561
1891		< 5	--	20	391
1890		< 5	--	13	548
1889		< 5	--	11	603
1888		< 5	--	23	390
1887		< 5	--	16	432
1886		< 5	--	24	351
1885		< 5	--	13	533
1884		< 5	--	15	497
1883		< 5	--	16	454
1882		< 5	--	17	443
1881		< 5	--	11	545
1880		< 5	--	16	451

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.