Recorded 2005–2023 Boys' name Peak 2005 11 births

Housten — boys' name

11 babies named Housten in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62020s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Housten was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

6 babies were named Housten in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Housten

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Housten between 2005 and 2023, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Housten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Housten performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Housten shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Housten in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Housten at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

11

Since 2005

19 years of records

Peak year

2005

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2005

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2023

Housten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2005

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232005 6

Housten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Housten's all-time total
2000s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Housten?
11 babies have been named Housten since 2005. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
When was Housten most popular?
Housten was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Housten been used?
Housten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 19 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Housten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Houston, Houa, Houghton, Houstyn, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.