How Many People Are Named Houghton?
An estimated 5 people in the United States have the first name Houghton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Houghton peaked in popularity in 1920 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Houghton 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 Houghton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Houghton is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
5
About 1 in 68,550,868 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1920
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Houghton
Houghton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Houghton as a male name
Ranked #12,842 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 1920 (6 births)
Houghton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Houghton span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 11 babies were registered. While Houghton is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Houghton by Decade
How has Houghton 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.
Houghton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Houghton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Houghton
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Houghton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Houghton?
We estimate approximately 5 people named Houghton 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 68,550,868 Americans share this first name.
Is Houghton a common name?
Houghton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 18.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Houghton most popular?
Houghton reached peak popularity in 1920, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Houghton is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Houghton a male name?
Houghton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Houghton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Houghton Smith, Houghton Johnson, Houghton 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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