How Many People Are Named Halston?
An estimated 1,457 people in the United States have the first name Halston. It is used for both genders, with 57.6% male. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Halston peaked in popularity in 2022 with 189 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Halston as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Halston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Halston is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Halston is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,457
About 1 in 235,247 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
57.6% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2022
189 births
Total Registered
1,477
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Halston
Halston is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (57.6%) and females (42.4%). Out of 1,477 total births registered, 851 were male and 626 were female.
Halston as a male name
Ranked #2,481 in 2024
55 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (79 births)
Halston as a female name
Ranked #2,115 in 2024
90 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (110 births)
Halston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Halston span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 728 babies were registered. Halston remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Halston by Decade
How has Halston tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Halston by State
Birth registrations for Halston span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota. On average, about 19 Halstons were registered per state.
Halston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Halston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Halston
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Halston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Halston?
We estimate approximately 1,457 people named Halston are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 235,247 Americans share this first name.
Is Halston a common name?
Halston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,477 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Halston most popular?
Halston reached peak popularity in 2022, when 189 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Halston is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Halston a male name?
Halston is predominantly male. 57.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Halston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Halston Smith, Halston Johnson, Halston Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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