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Houston

“Hugh's town” — Scottish, via Middle English origin

Boy's name · #675 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Houston has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #318 (1901) · 18,104 babies named Houston all-time · 1 in 4,200 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Houstons

• Houston Stewart Chamberlain — British-German racialist philosopher (1855–1927)
• Houston Person — American jazz saxophonist (born 1934)
• Houston Conwill — American artist (1947–2016)
• Houston Alexander — American martial artist
• Houston A. Baker Jr. — English literature scholar

What Houstons become

Among 75 notable people named Houston:

Athletes appear 2.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Houston Alexander, American martial artist.

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