Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Houston

#850 most common boys' name of all time · #1,949 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#850
Rank overall
#1,949 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
18,540
Since 2016
3,746
Peak year
2021 #625
Best rank
#321 1901
Girls Boys peak 469/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Houston is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 11 402 413 #675
2024 14 381 395 #704
2023 15 387 402 #689
2022 20 380 400 #696
2021 29 440 469 #625
2020 19 336 355 #731
2019 17 374 391 #685
2018 15 314 329 #751
2017 11 284 295 #804
2016 10 287 297 #803
2015 14 264 278 #850
2014 16 227 243 #933
2013 8 206 214 #973
2012 6 217 223 #936
2011 — 210 210 #944
2010 5 238 243 #879
2009 7 219 226 #938
2008 7 243 250 #872
2007 6 256 262 #834
2006 6 243 249 #835
2005 10 218 228 #844
2004 8 215 223 #828
2003 6 209 215 #833
2002 11 186 197 #882
2001 10 195 205 #833
2000 9 214 223 #776
1999 10 209 219 #763
1998 14 226 240 #727
1997 10 251 261 #653
1996 11 267 278 #635
1995 14 264 278 #640
1994 16 270 286 #633
1993 6 211 217 #712
1992 13 190 203 #748
1991 13 218 231 #685
1990 12 196 208 #729
1989 13 185 198 #727
1988 7 172 179 #713
1987 7 171 178 #695
1986 — 133 133 #785
1985 — 94 94 #940
1984 — 107 107 #849
1983 — 88 88 #942
1982 — 82 82 #997
1981 — 68 68 #1,102
1980 — 64 64 #1,135
1979 — 56 56 #1,222
1978 — 55 55 #1,204
1977 — 40 40 #1,451
1976 — 47 47 #1,287
1975 — 47 47 #1,239
1974 — 36 36 #1,443
1973 — 39 39 #1,331
1972 — 42 42 #1,287
1971 — 59 59 #1,059
1970 — 61 61 #1,043
1969 — 56 56 #1,030
1968 — 73 73 #851
1967 — 77 77 #820
1966 — 50 50 #1,030
1965 — 73 73 #862
1964 — 75 75 #882
1963 — 70 70 #892
1962 — 52 52 #1,058
1961 — 58 58 #1,028
1960 — 50 50 #1,099
1959 — 52 52 #1,070
1958 — 73 73 #883
1957 — 70 70 #910
1956 — 86 86 #805
1955 — 82 82 #808
1954 — 90 90 #751
1953 — 102 102 #701
1952 — 96 96 #718
1951 — 99 99 #699
1950 — 89 89 #726
1949 — 100 100 #683
1948 — 96 96 #684
1947 — 121 121 #619
1946 — 105 105 #626
1945 — 97 97 #614
1944 — 111 111 #582
1943 — 108 108 #608
1942 — 117 117 #571
1941 — 112 112 #568
1940 — 126 126 #518
1939 — 88 88 #622
1938 — 121 121 #530
1937 — 95 95 #593
1936 — 100 100 #579
1935 — 95 95 #594
1934 — 110 110 #563
1933 — 105 105 #559
1932 — 134 134 #496
1931 — 123 123 #522
1930 — 126 126 #533
1929 — 139 139 #498
1928 — 150 150 #494
1927 — 153 153 #492
1926 — 156 156 #481
1925 — 154 154 #491
1924 — 172 172 #470
1923 — 147 147 #503
1922 — 164 164 #481
1921 — 170 170 #469
1920 — 174 174 #460
1919 — 171 171 #449
1918 — 167 167 #460
1917 — 154 154 #456
1916 — 158 158 #444
1915 — 145 145 #457
1914 — 106 106 #470
1913 — 83 83 #478
1912 — 58 58 #516
1911 — 34 34 #508
1910 — 41 41 #422
1909 — 34 34 #430
1908 — 39 39 #369
1907 — 32 32 #401
1906 — 24 24 #460
1905 — 28 28 #408
1904 — 27 27 #406
1903 — 27 27 #375
1902 — 30 30 #365
1901 — 31 31 #321
1900 — 33 33 #391
1899 — 14 14 #527
1898 — 18 18 #490
1897 — 20 20 #431
1896 — 29 29 #359
1895 — 22 22 #422
1894 — 18 18 #471
1893 — 17 17 #454
1892 — 14 14 #554
1891 — 20 20 #390
1890 — 13 13 #540
1889 — 11 11 #592
1888 — 23 23 #394
1887 — 16 16 #429
1886 — 24 24 #356
1885 — 13 13 #527
1884 — 15 15 #493
1883 — 16 16 #451
1882 — 17 17 #442
1881 — 11 11 #538
1880 — 16 16 #451