Houston
Pronounced HH AH1 G S T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2021
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Houston?
Houston is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 18,211 children — the 797th most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 52% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 446 children were given it.
Hughston is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Houston and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Hughston
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- HH AH1 G S T AH0 N · HH Y UW1 S T AH0 N · Y UW1 S T AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Houston
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Houston
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Houston?
- Houston ranks 797th among boys' names in US records, with 18,211 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,497.
- Is Houston a unisex name?
- No. Houston is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Houston most popular?
- 2021, when 446 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Houston spelled?
- Hughston. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.