First Name HOUSTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • HOUSTON is ranked as the 2134th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 9,551.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 3.0 people named HOUSTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 86% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named HOUSTON is 9,721.
  • The SSA data also shows that HOUSTON is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names HOUSTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 9,551 +/-3.6%
  • National Rank 2,134
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 9,721
  • National Rank 2,129
  • Percentile Rank 97.70%
  • Proportion/100k 3.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HOUSTON is 74.0% White, 3.2% Hispanic origin, 19.0% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name HOUSTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name HOUSTON is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name HOUSTON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.0% 63.9% 10.1%
Hispanic origin 3.2% 16.3% -13.1%
Black 19.0% 12.3% 6.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named HOUSTON is Texas where 1,450 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named HOUSTON, as 17.1 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 24 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names HOUSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 216 1.68 94.6% Indiana 115 1.75 92.1% Iowa 17 0.56 82.3% Kansas 56 1.94 84.6% Michigan 161 1.63 96.3% Minnesota 23 0.43 85.8% Missouri 512 17.1 96.2% Nebraska 7 0.35 24.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 165 1.42 93.9% South Dakota 9 1.04 25.6% Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name HOUSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 216 1.68 94.6%
Indiana 115 1.75 92.1%
Iowa 17 0.56 82.3%
Kansas 56 1.94 84.6%
Michigan 161 1.63 96.3%
Minnesota 23 0.43 85.8%
Missouri 512 17.1 96.2%
Nebraska 7 0.35 24.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 165 1.42 93.9%
South Dakota 9 1.04 25.6%
Wisconsin 34 0.58 88.4%
West State Statistics First-Names HOUSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 102 1.51 88.8% California 612 1.58 97.1% Colorado 74 1.39 88.0% Hawaii 6 0.42 19.6% Idaho 8 0.48 24.2% Montana 24 2.3 69.6% Nevada 128 4.52 90.6% New Mexico 39 1.89 76.5% Oregon 51 1.29 83.8% Utah 50 1.69 81.7% Washington 91 1.28 92.8% Wyoming 9 1.6 26.3%

West States
State stats for the first name HOUSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 102 1.51 88.8%
California 612 1.58 97.1%
Colorado 74 1.39 88.0%
Hawaii 6 0.42 19.6%
Idaho 8 0.48 24.2%
Montana 24 2.3 69.6%
Nevada 128 4.52 90.6%
New Mexico 39 1.89 76.5%
Oregon 51 1.29 83.8%
Utah 50 1.69 81.7%
Washington 91 1.28 92.8%
Wyoming 9 1.6 26.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names HOUSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 80.5% Maine 10 0.77 21.3% Massachusetts 12 0.18 20.8% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 52 0.58 82.6% New York 129 0.65 93.9% Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name HOUSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 80.5%
Maine 10 0.77 21.3%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 20.8%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 52 0.58 82.6%
New York 129 0.65 93.9%
Pennsylvania 82 0.64 90.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names HOUSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 770 15.87 97.3% Arkansas 275 9.29 94.4% Delaware 25 2.66 87.4% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 78.7% Florida 503 2.53 97.8% Georgia 500 4.95 97.1% Kentucky 246 5.58 93.8% Louisiana 516 11.09 96.3% Maryland 109 1.82 93.2% Mississippi 512 17.1 96.2% North Carolina 494 4.97 97.7% Oklahoma 342 8.82 94.8% South Carolina 210 4.34 94.3% Tennessee 1,017 15.52 97.8% Texas 1,450 5.38 98.6% Virginia 327 3.93 96.0% West Virginia 45 2.46 79.4%

South States
State stats for the first name HOUSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 770 15.87 97.3%
Arkansas 275 9.29 94.4%
Delaware 25 2.66 87.4%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 78.7%
Florida 503 2.53 97.8%
Georgia 500 4.95 97.1%
Kentucky 246 5.58 93.8%
Louisiana 516 11.09 96.3%
Maryland 109 1.82 93.2%
Mississippi 512 17.1 96.2%
North Carolina 494 4.97 97.7%
Oklahoma 342 8.82 94.8%
South Carolina 210 4.34 94.3%
Tennessee 1,017 15.52 97.8%
Texas 1,450 5.38 98.6%
Virginia 327 3.93 96.0%
West Virginia 45 2.46 79.4%
 

Full Names with HOUSTON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HOUSTON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named HOUSTON.

The most popular full name is HOUSTON Brown. 1.17% of all the people named HOUSTON have this family name.

There are 1301 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HOUSTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 HOUSTON Brown 1.17%
2 HOUSTON Smith 1.07%
3 HOUSTON Taylor 0.92%
4 HOUSTON Williams 0.92%
5 HOUSTON Jones 0.78%
6 HOUSTON Walker 0.78%
7 HOUSTON Johnson 0.63%
8 HOUSTON Thomas 0.58%
9 HOUSTON Wilson 0.58%
10 HOUSTON Clark 0.49%
11 HOUSTON Baker 0.44%
12 HOUSTON Davis 0.44%
13 HOUSTON Harris 0.44%
14 HOUSTON Morris 0.44%
15 HOUSTON Payne 0.39%
16 HOUSTON King 0.34%
17 HOUSTON Moore 0.34%
18 HOUSTON Russell 0.34%
19 HOUSTON Simmons 0.34%
20 HOUSTON Watson 0.34%

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