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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.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Houston is pronounced as hyoos-tun

Origins

Houston originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

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

Style

We think the name Houston should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Houston to be: Well mannered, masculine and quiet chap

In one word, you might describe Houston as a(n) "masculine" person.

See other "masculine" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Houston (or its variants) are:

Houston Person, born on 10 November, a famous musician. Houston Person's background: An American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer.

Houston Alfred Baker Jr., born on 22 March, a famous scholar. Houston Alfred Baker Jr.'s background: An African American literature scholar, currently serving as a Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University in the English department.

Houston Summers IV, born on 26 October, a famous singer. Houston Summers IV's background: An American R&B singer best known for the hit single 'I Like That'.
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