Houston is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Houston is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #675 among boys (402) and #9,092 among girls (11) — overall #1,343 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 413 | 413 | #9,092 | #675 |
| 2024 | 395 | 395 | #7,740 | #706 |
| 2023 | 402 | 402 | #7,399 | #689 |
| 2022 | 400 | 400 | #6,065 | #696 |
| 2021 | 469 | 469 | #4,665 | #625 |
| 2020 | 355 | 355 | #6,166 | #731 |
| 2019 | 391 | 391 | #6,834 | #686 |
| 2018 | 329 | 329 | #7,526 | #753 |
| 2017 | 295 | 295 | #9,561 | #805 |
| 2016 | 297 | 297 | #10,381 | #804 |
| 2015 | 278 | 278 | #8,162 | #852 |
| 2014 | 243 | 243 | #7,437 | #933 |
| 2013 | 214 | 214 | #12,425 | #972 |
| 2012 | 223 | 223 | #15,693 | #939 |
| 2011 | 210 | 210 | — | #945 |
| 2010 | 243 | 243 | #18,014 | #880 |
| 2009 | 226 | 226 | #14,238 | #939 |
| 2008 | 250 | 250 | #14,396 | #872 |
| 2007 | 262 | 262 | #16,218 | #835 |
| 2006 | 249 | 249 | #15,841 | #836 |
| 2005 | 228 | 228 | #10,404 | #845 |
| 2004 | 223 | 223 | #12,030 | #828 |
| 2003 | 215 | 215 | #14,528 | #835 |
| 2002 | 197 | 197 | #9,067 | #882 |
| 2001 | 205 | 205 | #9,642 | #835 |
| 2000 | 223 | 223 | #10,198 | #777 |
| 1999 | 219 | 219 | #9,049 | #764 |
| 1998 | 240 | 240 | #6,843 | #727 |
| 1997 | 261 | — | #8,576 | #655 |
| 1996 | 278 | — | #7,777 | #635 |
| 1995 | 278 | — | #6,384 | #640 |
| 1994 | 286 | — | #5,814 | #633 |
| 1993 | 217 | — | #12,348 | #713 |
| 1992 | 203 | — | #6,797 | #751 |
| 1991 | 231 | — | #6,736 | #685 |
| 1990 | 208 | — | #7,032 | #729 |
| 1989 | 198 | — | #6,289 | #727 |
| 1988 | 179 | — | #9,618 | #715 |
| 1987 | 178 | — | #9,132 | #696 |
| 1986 | 133 | — | — | #786 |
| 1985 | 94 | — | — | #941 |
| 1984 | 107 | — | — | #851 |
| 1983 | 88 | — | — | #943 |
| 1982 | 82 | — | — | #998 |
| 1981 | 68 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1980 | 64 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1979 | 56 | — | — | #1,232 |
| 1978 | 55 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | — | #1,461 |
| 1976 | 47 | — | — | #1,295 |
| 1975 | 47 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1974 | 36 | — | — | #1,454 |
| 1973 | 39 | — | — | #1,334 |
| 1972 | 42 | — | — | #1,298 |
| 1971 | 59 | — | — | #1,062 |
| 1970 | 61 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1969 | 56 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1968 | 73 | — | — | #855 |
| 1967 | 77 | — | — | #819 |
| 1966 | 50 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1965 | 73 | — | — | #862 |
| 1964 | 75 | — | — | #886 |
| 1963 | 70 | — | — | #894 |
| 1962 | 52 | — | — | #1,061 |
| 1961 | 58 | — | — | #1,030 |
| 1960 | 50 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1959 | 52 | — | — | #1,074 |
| 1958 | 73 | — | — | #887 |
| 1957 | 70 | — | — | #911 |
| 1956 | 86 | — | — | #805 |
| 1955 | 82 | — | — | #809 |
| 1954 | 90 | — | — | #752 |
| 1953 | 102 | — | — | #702 |
| 1952 | 96 | — | — | #717 |
| 1951 | 99 | — | — | #700 |
| 1950 | 89 | — | — | #728 |
| 1949 | 100 | — | — | #685 |
| 1948 | 96 | — | — | #685 |
| 1947 | 121 | — | — | #621 |
| 1946 | 105 | — | — | #627 |
| 1945 | 97 | — | — | #614 |
| 1944 | 111 | — | — | #582 |
| 1943 | 108 | — | — | #609 |
| 1942 | 117 | — | — | #573 |
| 1941 | 112 | — | — | #568 |
| 1940 | 126 | — | — | #519 |
| 1939 | 88 | — | — | #623 |
| 1938 | 121 | — | — | #531 |
| 1937 | 95 | — | — | #595 |
| 1936 | 100 | — | — | #578 |
| 1935 | 95 | — | — | #594 |
| 1934 | 110 | — | — | #565 |
| 1933 | 105 | — | — | #559 |
| 1932 | 134 | — | — | #496 |
| 1931 | 123 | — | — | #522 |
| 1930 | 126 | — | — | #533 |
| 1929 | 139 | — | — | #497 |
| 1928 | 150 | — | — | #493 |
| 1927 | 153 | — | — | #492 |
| 1926 | 156 | — | — | #481 |
| 1925 | 154 | — | — | #491 |
| 1924 | 172 | — | — | #471 |
| 1923 | 147 | — | — | #504 |
| 1922 | 164 | — | — | #481 |
| 1921 | 170 | — | — | #470 |
| 1920 | 174 | — | — | #461 |
| 1919 | 171 | — | — | #449 |
| 1918 | 167 | — | — | #460 |
| 1917 | 154 | — | — | #457 |
| 1916 | 158 | — | — | #444 |
| 1915 | 145 | — | — | #457 |
| 1914 | 106 | — | — | #471 |
| 1913 | 83 | — | — | #479 |
| 1912 | 58 | — | — | #518 |
| 1911 | 34 | — | — | #509 |
| 1910 | 41 | — | — | #427 |
| 1909 | 34 | — | — | #428 |
| 1908 | 39 | — | — | #368 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | — | #399 |
| 1906 | 24 | — | — | #459 |
| 1905 | 28 | — | — | #405 |
| 1904 | 27 | — | — | #404 |
| 1903 | 27 | — | — | #378 |
| 1902 | 30 | — | — | #362 |
| 1901 | 31 | — | — | #319 |
| 1900 | 33 | — | — | #389 |
| 1899 | 14 | — | — | #528 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #496 |
| 1897 | 20 | — | — | #428 |
| 1896 | 29 | — | — | #361 |
| 1895 | 22 | — | — | #422 |
| 1894 | 18 | — | — | #472 |
| 1893 | 17 | — | — | #456 |
| 1892 | 14 | — | — | #561 |
| 1891 | 20 | — | — | #391 |
| 1890 | 13 | — | — | #548 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #603 |
| 1888 | 23 | — | — | #390 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #432 |
| 1886 | 24 | — | — | #351 |
| 1885 | 13 | — | — | #533 |
| 1884 | 15 | — | — | #497 |
| 1883 | 16 | — | — | #454 |
| 1882 | 17 | — | — | #443 |
| 1881 | 11 | — | — | #545 |
| 1880 | 16 | — | — | #451 |