Houston Popularity by Year
Follow Houston across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Houston birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 402 | #675 | Up 29 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 11 | #8,860 | Down 1,266 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 381 | #704 | Down 15 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 14 | #7,594 | Down 347 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 387 | #689 | Up 7 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 15 | #7,247 | Down 1,263 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 380 | #696 | Down 71 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 20 | #5,984 | Down 1,377 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 440 | #625 | Up 105 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 29 | #4,607 | Up 1,476 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 336 | #730 | Down 46 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 19 | #6,083 | Up 615 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 374 | #684 | Up 67 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 17 | #6,698 | Up 711 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 314 | #751 | Up 53 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 15 | #7,409 | Up 1,932 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 284 | #804 | Down 1 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 11 | #9,341 | Up 772 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 287 | #803 | Up 47 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 10 | #10,113 | Down 2,105 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 264 | #850 | Up 82 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 14 | #8,008 | Down 706 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 227 | #932 | Up 40 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 16 | #7,302 | Up 4,667 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 206 | #972 | Down 36 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 8 | #11,969 | Up 2,993 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 217 | #936 | Up 7 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 6 | #14,962 | Up 2,030 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 210 | #943 | Down 65 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 238 | #878 | Up 60 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Down 3,288 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 219 | #938 | Down 66 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 7 | #13,704 | Up 128 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 243 | #872 | Down 38 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 7 | #13,832 | Up 1,659 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 256 | #834 | No rank change |
| 2007 | Girls | 6 | #15,491 | Down 339 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 243 | #834 | Up 10 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 6 | #15,152 | Down 5,024 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 218 | #844 | Down 17 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 10 | #10,128 | Up 1,496 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 215 | #827 | Up 6 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 8 | #11,624 | Up 2,220 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 209 | #833 | Up 49 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 6 | #13,844 | Down 5,007 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 186 | #882 | Down 49 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 11 | #8,837 | Up 514 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 195 | #833 | Down 57 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 10 | #9,351 | Up 523 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 214 | #776 | Down 13 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 9 | #9,874 | Down 1,069 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 209 | #763 | Down 36 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 10 | #8,805 | Down 2,086 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 226 | #727 | Down 74 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 14 | #6,719 | Up 1,615 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 251 | #653 | Down 18 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 10 | #8,334 | Down 760 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 267 | #635 | Up 5 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 11 | #7,574 | Down 1,317 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 264 | #640 | Down 7 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 14 | #6,257 | Down 544 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 270 | #633 | Up 79 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 16 | #5,713 | Up 6,067 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 211 | #712 | Up 36 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 6 | #11,780 | Down 5,128 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 190 | #748 | Down 63 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 13 | #6,652 | Down 64 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 218 | #685 | Up 44 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 13 | #6,588 | Up 279 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 196 | #729 | Down 2 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 12 | #6,867 | Down 707 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 185 | #727 | Down 14 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 13 | #6,160 | Up 3,084 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 172 | #713 | Down 18 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 7 | #9,244 | Down 466 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 171 | #695 | Up 90 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 7 | #8,778 | — |
| 1986 | Boys | 133 | #785 | Up 154 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 94 | #939 | Down 91 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 107 | #848 | Up 94 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 88 | #942 | Up 53 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 82 | #995 | Up 106 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 68 | #1,101 | Up 32 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 64 | #1,133 | Up 88 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 56 | #1,221 | Down 18 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 55 | #1,203 | Up 247 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 40 | #1,450 | Down 164 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 47 | #1,286 | Down 48 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 47 | #1,238 | Up 201 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 36 | #1,439 | Down 110 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 39 | #1,329 | Down 44 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 42 | #1,285 | Down 228 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 59 | #1,057 | Down 14 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 61 | #1,043 | Down 16 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 56 | #1,027 | Down 176 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 73 | #851 | Down 33 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 77 | #818 | Up 209 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 50 | #1,027 | Down 168 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 73 | #859 | Up 22 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 75 | #881 | Up 10 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 70 | #891 | Up 165 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 52 | #1,056 | Down 28 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 58 | #1,028 | Up 70 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 50 | #1,098 | Down 30 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 52 | #1,068 | Down 185 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 73 | #883 | Up 25 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 70 | #908 | Down 104 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 86 | #804 | Up 3 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 82 | #807 | Down 56 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 90 | #751 | Down 50 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 102 | #701 | Up 16 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 96 | #717 | Down 18 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 99 | #699 | Up 27 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 89 | #726 | Down 43 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 100 | #683 | No rank change |
| 1948 | Boys | 96 | #683 | Down 65 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 121 | #618 | Up 8 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 105 | #626 | Down 14 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 97 | #612 | Down 31 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 111 | #581 | Up 26 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 108 | #607 | Down 36 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 117 | #571 | Down 3 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 112 | #568 | Down 51 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 126 | #517 | Up 104 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 88 | #621 | Down 92 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 121 | #529 | Up 64 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 95 | #593 | Down 16 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 100 | #577 | Up 16 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 95 | #593 | Down 30 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 110 | #563 | Down 6 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 105 | #557 | Down 61 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 134 | #496 | Up 26 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 123 | #522 | Up 10 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 126 | #532 | Down 35 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 139 | #497 | Down 4 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 150 | #493 | Down 2 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 153 | #491 | Down 10 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 156 | #481 | Up 9 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 154 | #490 | Down 20 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 172 | #470 | Up 32 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 147 | #502 | Down 22 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 164 | #480 | Down 11 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 170 | #469 | Down 10 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 174 | #459 | Down 11 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 171 | #448 | Up 12 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 167 | #460 | Down 6 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 154 | #454 | Down 11 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 158 | #443 | Up 13 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 145 | #456 | Up 13 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 106 | #469 | Up 6 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 83 | #475 | Up 40 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 58 | #515 | Down 9 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 34 | #506 | Down 85 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 41 | #421 | Up 7 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 34 | #428 | Down 63 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 39 | #365 | Up 31 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 32 | #396 | Up 60 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 24 | #456 | Down 52 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 28 | #404 | Down 3 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 27 | #401 | Down 31 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 27 | #370 | Down 10 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 30 | #360 | Down 42 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 31 | #318 | Up 67 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 33 | #385 | Up 136 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 14 | #521 | Down 36 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 18 | #485 | Down 63 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 20 | #422 | Down 65 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 29 | #357 | Up 57 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 22 | #414 | Up 50 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 18 | #464 | Down 16 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 17 | #448 | Up 99 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 14 | #547 | Down 161 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 20 | #386 | Up 147 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 13 | #533 | Up 48 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 11 | #581 | Down 194 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 23 | #387 | Up 33 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 16 | #420 | Down 72 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 24 | #348 | Up 173 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 13 | #521 | Down 33 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 15 | #488 | Down 40 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 16 | #448 | Down 11 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 17 | #437 | Up 96 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 11 | #533 | Down 91 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 16 | #442 | — |