Meaning 
The name Houston has the following meaning: One who is from a town on a hill.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Houston is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 818 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Houston fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 61 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 935 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Houston in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Houston is pronounced as hyoos-tun Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Houston and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Houston: Boys - Arvil, Clay, Colonel, Danforth, Darod, Darrow, Darwin, Dock, Edison, Elgin, Ewell, Garrison, Genaro, Geoffrey, Gerard, Howell, Judge, Keshaun, Keshawn, King, Leland, Girls - Adell, Alfreda, Dove, Jaylee, Liberty, Yetta, Both genders - Harley, Lee, Payton
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Houston: Hewson, Houstan, Housten, Houstin, Houstun, Houstyn, Hughstan, Hughsten, Hughstin, Hughston, Hughstun, Hughstyn, Hustan, Husten, Hustin, Huston, Hustyn, Hutcheson, Hutchinson
Style 
We think the name Houston should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Houston to be: Well mannered, masculine and quiet chapIn one word, you might describe Houston as a(n) " masculine" person. See other "masculine" names for boys.
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