Boys' name · since 2005

Housten

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Housten, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#33,547 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade

Housten is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2005.

Housten has 11 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2023.

  • #33,547 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2005
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Housten ranks #33,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.

#33,547 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2005
2000s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Housten's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Housten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Housten's full recorded timeline at 2023, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Housten popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
6
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 20052023 5

Housten by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Housten's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Housten births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Housten? ▼
11 babies have been named Housten since 2005. All-time, it sits at #33,547 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 6 births.
Where does Housten sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Housten ranks #33,547 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Housten's data

  • Housten's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Housten

Nearby Names Like Housten

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Housten

Houston Boy
#675 18,104 births
Houa Boy
79 births
Houghton Boy
21 births
Houstyn Boy
18 births
Houstin Boy
5 births

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Fairbanks
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Adele
11 births · Peak 1918
Erna
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Housten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2005–2023 (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 Housten 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.