How Many People Are Named Huston?
An estimated 1,224 people in the United States have the first name Huston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Huston peaked in popularity in 1922 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huston 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 Huston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,224
About 1 in 280,028 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1922
60 births
Total Registered
2,704
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huston
Huston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,704 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Huston as a male name
Ranked #6,964 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (60 births)
Huston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huston span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 475 babies were registered. Huston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Huston by Decade
How has Huston 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.
Huston by State
Birth registrations for Huston span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Florida. On average, about 39 Hustons were registered per state.
Huston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Huston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huston?
We estimate approximately 1,224 people named Huston 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 280,028 Americans share this first name.
Is Huston a common name?
Huston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,704 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huston most popular?
Huston reached peak popularity in 1922, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huston is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huston a male name?
Huston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huston Smith, Huston Johnson, Huston 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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