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 [ 2 syll. hou-(s)ton, ho-ust-on ] The boy name Houston is pronounced HHYUWSTahN KEY. Houston is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. From hus which means 'house' ; tun which means 'town, settlement, homestead'. The name is derived from a surname which is itself from a place name possibly associated with a settlement of houses. A variant form of Houston is Huston (English). Houston is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby boy name, but to a lesser degree than it was before. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.027% of baby boys were named Houston. It was #319 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a marked drop in popularity since then, and it is of only very light use in recent times. In 2008, it ranked at #880 with a usage of 0.011%, but it was nevertheless the most regularly used out of all boy names in its family. Baby names that sound like Houston include Hastin and Huston (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Houston: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
