Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Huston isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Huston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,714
- 2,714 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,873 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,873 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 60 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,086 as a first name in 2020; 15,822 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Huston
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Huston, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hilton
“a wealthy woman” · “from the town on the hill”
85% boys · 15% girls
Harmon
“a soldier”
91% boys · 9% girls
Fenton
“from the town near the marsh”
>99% boys
Thornton
“from the town of thorn bushes”
>99% boys
Thurston
“from Thor's town; Thor's stone”
>99% boys
Burton
“from the fortified town”
>99% boys
Hubert
“having a shining intellect”
>99% boys
Newton
“from the new town”
>99% boys