Unisex name · since 2018
Houstyn
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Houstyn, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Houstyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 24 recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Houstyn has been recorded 24 times among girls since 2018, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2024.
- #43,588 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Houstyn ranks #43,588 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #43,588 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Houstyn's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Houstyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Houstyn's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Houstyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Houstyn popularity over time - boys
18 total births recorded since 2020 (Houstyn as boys' name)
Houstyn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 79% of the file).
2020s was Houstyn's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Houstyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (79% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Houstyn: 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, 2018–2024 (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 Houstyn 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.