Fun Facts About the Name Halston
- More than 1 thousand babies named Halston: U.S. records list 1,625 babies given the name Halston from 1880 through 2025. Even 715 girls received the name Halston.
What Does the Name Halston Mean?
Halston is an English habitational name meaning "hollow stone" or "stone in a hollow." It comes from a place in Shropshire, England, recorded in Domesday Book as Halestan. The place name is formed from Old English halh, meaning "nook, recess, hollow," and stān, meaning "stone." The surname originally identified a person from Halston; the given name is a transferred use of the surname, not a separate Old English personal name.
Halston Name History & Origins
The Shropshire place name Halston appears in Domesday Book as Halestan. It belongs to the many English place names coined in the Old English period, when settlements were often named for a nearby feature of the landscape. Here the feature was a stone or rocky spot associated with a hollow or nook. The surname Halston developed from the place name: people who left Halston and settled elsewhere were identified by it, and the name became hereditary in the later Middle Ages.
As a first name, Halston is a modern transferred surname usage. It is used in English-speaking countries, especially the United States. The fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick (1932 - 1990), who worked under the single name Halston, had Halston as a middle name; the actress Halston Sage is another public bearer. These examples show the surname in use as a personal name, but they do not establish a single reason families have chosen it.
How Popular is the Name Halston?
Halston has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #1,850 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,109 | 89 | 0.0055% |
| 2024 | #2,115 | 90 | 0.0056% |
| 2023 | #2,024 | 97 | 0.0061% |
| 2022 | #1,850 | 110 | 0.0067% |
| 2021 | #2,059 | 93 | 0.0057% |
| 2020 | #3,242 | 48 | 0.0030% |
| 2019 | #4,099 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2018 | #9,394 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #9,547 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,020 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #15,180 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #8,646 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #17,514 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #10,708 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #12,578 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #14,214 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #15,251 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #13,011 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #12,371 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,300 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #10,988 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,996 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #12,037 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,568 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #9,026 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,337 | 59 | 0.0035% |
| 2024 | #2,481 | 55 | 0.0032% |
| 2023 | #2,326 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2022 | #1,957 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 2021 | #2,308 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2020 | #3,156 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #3,936 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #6,144 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #4,369 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,375 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,097 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,332 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #5,479 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #7,215 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #7,692 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #7,246 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #9,286 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,256 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #6,021 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,105 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,407 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #10,030 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #6,237 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,697 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,435 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #3,752 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #9,800 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #3,054 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1995 | #3,605 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,651 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,555 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #3,043 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1991 | #2,773 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #2,647 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #3,370 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #2,546 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #2,761 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,932 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #2,877 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,011 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #3,715 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,360 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,647 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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