Fun Facts About the Name Huston
- More than 2 thousand babies named Huston: U.S. records list 2,714 babies given the name Huston from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Huston Mean?
Huston is a variant spelling of Houston, a Scottish surname that is also used as a given name. Its established meaning is "Hugh's town" or "Hugh's settlement." The name comes from the place name Houston in Renfrewshire, Scotland, which joins the personal name Hugh with the Old English word tūn, meaning "enclosure," "farm," or "settlement." Hugh is a Norman French form of a Germanic name introduced to Britain after the Norman Conquest. The second element, tūn, appears in many place names in Britain and is the ancestor of the modern English word town. The spelling Huston does not change the etymology; it is an alternative form of the same name. The first element is not the English word house, despite the resemblance of the Houston spelling.
Huston Name History & Origins
The surname Huston is a variant of Houston. The Houston family took its name from the lands of Houston in Renfrewshire, Scotland, and the surname spread through Scotland. The Huston spelling appears as an alternative form in Scotland, Ulster, and North America. In Ulster, it is often of Scottish settler origin. As a given name, Huston is a transferred use of the surname. The surname is borne by the film director John Huston (1906 - 1987); as a given name, Huston appears in the scholar Huston Smith (1919 - 2016) and the baseball player Huston Street (born 1983).
How Popular is the Name Huston?
Huston recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1922. Its best rank was #620 in 1908.
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 | #7,873 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,964 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,924 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #5,102 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,202 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,721 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #11,286 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #7,810 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,850 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,889 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #4,212 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #5,340 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #7,728 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,812 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #5,064 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,159 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,001 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #4,309 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2007 | #4,549 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,042 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #3,410 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2004 | #4,321 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,174 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #3,043 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #5,803 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,393 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #3,749 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #6,505 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #2,785 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1996 | #3,896 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #2,876 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #3,804 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #4,102 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1992 | #3,818 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #3,891 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #3,511 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,894 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #3,013 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1987 | #3,116 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,977 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #4,167 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,190 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,661 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,257 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #5,151 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #6,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,045 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #4,616 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #3,524 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #2,603 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #3,844 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,243 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #3,380 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #2,763 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,818 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,675 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,870 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #2,411 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #2,069 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #2,469 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #4,303 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1961 | #2,786 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,760 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #3,414 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #2,426 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #2,049 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #2,556 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #1,629 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1954 | #1,648 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1953 | #1,863 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #1,531 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1951 | #1,573 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1950 | #1,845 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1949 | #1,562 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1948 | #1,912 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #1,378 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1946 | #1,313 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1945 | #1,426 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,076 | 38 | 0.0028% |
| 1943 | #1,351 | 27 | 0.0019% |
| 1942 | #1,342 | 27 | 0.0020% |
| 1941 | #1,285 | 27 | 0.0022% |
| 1940 | #1,013 | 41 | 0.0035% |
| 1939 | #1,022 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1938 | #1,293 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1937 | #1,063 | 37 | 0.0035% |
| 1936 | #982 | 41 | 0.0040% |
| 1935 | #1,086 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1934 | #948 | 45 | 0.0044% |
| 1933 | #1,005 | 41 | 0.0041% |
| 1932 | #1,207 | 32 | 0.0031% |
| 1931 | #1,118 | 37 | 0.0036% |
| 1930 | #1,060 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1929 | #926 | 53 | 0.0049% |
| 1928 | #1,047 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1927 | #1,071 | 44 | 0.0039% |
| 1926 | #1,013 | 47 | 0.0042% |
| 1925 | #1,032 | 45 | 0.0040% |
| 1924 | #1,050 | 46 | 0.0041% |
| 1923 | #1,069 | 45 | 0.0041% |
| 1922 | #896 | 60 | 0.0055% |
| 1921 | #1,006 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1920 | #1,098 | 42 | 0.0039% |
| 1919 | #966 | 49 | 0.0050% |
| 1918 | #925 | 52 | 0.0051% |
| 1917 | #916 | 49 | 0.0053% |
| 1916 | #904 | 49 | 0.0055% |
| 1915 | #1,196 | 30 | 0.0035% |
| 1914 | #977 | 33 | 0.0050% |
| 1913 | #979 | 26 | 0.0051% |
| 1912 | #1,391 | 13 | 0.0030% |
| 1911 | #775 | 18 | 0.0080% |
| 1910 | #1,157 | 9 | 0.0046% |
| 1909 | #1,212 | 7 | 0.0043% |
| 1908 | #620 | 18 | 0.0117% |
| 1907 | #722 | 14 | 0.0095% |
| 1906 | #630 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1905 | #873 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1904 | #1,016 | 7 | 0.0055% |
| 1903 | #755 | 10 | 0.0084% |
| 1902 | #1,073 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1901 | #896 | 7 | 0.0066% |
| 1900 | #1,001 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1899 | #681 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1898 | #1,214 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1897 | #1,142 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1896 | #1,173 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1895 | #932 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1893 | #964 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1892 | #1,015 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1890 | #1,075 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1889 | #1,038 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1888 | #725 | 9 | 0.0074% |
| 1884 | #725 | 8 | 0.0070% |
| 1882 | #891 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1880 | #711 | 8 | 0.0072% |
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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