Houston

Scottish

"Hugh's town"

Houston Origin and Meaning

The name Houston is a boy's name meaning "Hugh's town".

Looking for a Texas name more distinctive than Austin and Dallas? Houston is a lanky, roguish place-name, right in style with its Texas accent and cowboy image.

Houston Rank in US Top 1000

# 689 in the US

Popularity of the name Houston

• 689 US 2023
• 710 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Houston

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Houston.

• Boston
• Dayton
• Nixon
• Jessie
• Brooklyn
• Oaklee
• Presley
• Kennedy
• Denver
• London
• Bailey
• Kody
• Kobe
• Hampton
• Coby
• Kooper
• Trace
• Ty
• Marley
• Cannon

Famous People Named Houston

• Houston Stewart Chamberlain British,born German philosopher
• Houston Alexander American mixed martial artist
• Houston Antwine American NFL player
• Houston Branch American screenwriter
• Houston Person American jazz saxophonist
• Houston Irwin (b. 2003) son of NFL player Heath Irwin
• Houston Theriot (b. 2005) son of baseball player Ryan Theriot
• Sam Houston American founder of Texas
• Marques Barrett Houston American R&B/rap singer
• Whitney Houston American singer

The name Houston in Pop Culture

• Houston a colloquial term for NASA's Mission Control Center, and first word said from the moon
• Houston largest city in Texas and the 4th most populated city in the United States.