How Many People Are Named Heston?
An estimated 1,490 people in the United States have the first name Heston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Heston peaked in popularity in 2016 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Heston 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 Heston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Heston is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 18, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,490
About 1 in 230,036 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2016
78 births
Total Registered
1,553
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Heston
Heston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,553 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Heston as a male name
Ranked #2,883 in 2024
44 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (78 births)
Heston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Heston span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 576 babies were registered. While Heston is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Heston by Decade
How has Heston 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.
Heston by State
Birth registrations for Heston span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Idaho, Nebraska, Missouri. On average, about 58 Hestons were registered per state.
Heston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Heston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Heston
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Heston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Heston?
We estimate approximately 1,490 people named Heston 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 230,036 Americans share this first name.
Is Heston a common name?
Heston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,553 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Heston most popular?
Heston reached peak popularity in 2016, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Heston is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Heston a male name?
Heston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Heston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Heston Smith, Heston Johnson, Heston 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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