girls:
536 births since 1989
#5180 (9th percentile)
boys:
796 births since 1981
#3791 (17th percentile)
overall:
1.3k births since 1981
#6411 (17th percentile)
The name Halston is the #6,411 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,332 recorded births since 1981. This represents the 17.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 17.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,791 (17.3% percentile) for all time with 796 births since 1981. For girls, it ranks #5,180 (9.3% percentile) for all time with 536 births since 1989.
Halston first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1981 (1981 for boys and 1989 for girls). Birth data for Halston is available in 41 out of the 43 years between 1981 and 2023 (41 years for boys and 23 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Halston has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (59.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 38.2% of babies named Halston were boys. Interestingly, until around 2021, the name was more popular for boys (71.7% boys from 1981 to 2020), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (60.1% girls from 2021 to 2023).
For boys, Halston reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 8.0% percentile (ranked #850) with 42 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 42 births per million (ranked 8.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2012, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Halston ranks #856 for boys (6.0% percentile) with 33 births per million, which is 77.7% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Halston reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 11.0% percentile (ranked #853) with 61 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 61 births per million (ranked 11.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2011, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Halston ranks #855 for girls (9.7% percentile) with 55 births per million, which is 90.4% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Halston".
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