Halston
Boy name · #2346 in 2025 · Uniqueness 54/100
Halston ranks #2346 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 59 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5999, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 30,508 boys born in 2025 was named Halston.
The 44-year story
Halston first appears in the Social Security records in 1981, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 79 babies and a rank of #1951. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Halston per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Halston in class?
Halston scores 54 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Halston is most common
State-level data for Halston is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Halston
Statistically, parents drawn to Halston tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Hutton, Holston, Hampton, Ruston, and Huxton.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Halston | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2332 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2444 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2315 |
| 2022 | 79 | #1951 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2300 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3136 |
| 2019 | 27 | #3899 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6036 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4331 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4327 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5999 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5252 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5404 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7050 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7502 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7087 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8985 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9871 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5901 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6904 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8143 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9581 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6088 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5588 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5317 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Halston a popular boy name?
Halston ranked #2346 among boys in 2025 with 59 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5999.
When was the name Halston most popular?
Halston peaked in 2022, when 79 American boys received the name (ranked #1951 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Halston?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 30,508 newborn American boys was named Halston. It scores 54/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.