Boys' name · since 1916
Houghton
21 babies named Houghton in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Houghton is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Houghton has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2013.
- #28,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Houghton ranks #28,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Houghton's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Houghton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Houghton splits its recorded history at 1923: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Houghton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2013
- Peak year (1920)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Houghton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Houghton's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Houghton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Houghton's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Houghton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Houghton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.