Halston
From an English surname that may mean "from the hall settlement".
Name Census estimates that about 1,457 living Americans carry the first name Halston. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 57.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Halston today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Halston births was 2022 (189 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Halston. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Halston sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
- • Halston is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 235,247 Americans
Peak year
2022
189 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,115
Tracked since 1981
Census
Halston in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 722 people with the first name Halston, which placed it at #15,811 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,811
National first-name rank
People counted
722
722 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Halston
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Halston is White at 71.2%. The next largest groups are Black (14.0%) and Hispanic (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Halston described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Halston at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.2% · 514
- Black or African American14.0% · 101
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 56
- Two or more races5.0% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Halston
Halston is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,477 total registrations, 851 (57.6%) were male and 626 (42.4%) were female.
Halston as a male name
- Ranked #2,481 in 2024
- 55 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (79 births)
Halston as a female name
- Ranked #2,115 in 2024
- 90 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (110 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Halston on both sides of the split. Of the 718 people counted with this name, 492 were male (68.5%) and 226 were female (31.5%).
Popularity
Halston: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Halston from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 728 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Halston by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Halston during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Halstons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 15 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Halston, while Wisconsin, Washington, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 19 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Halston
The name Halston has its origins in Old English, derived from the elements "haele" meaning "healthy" or "hale" and "tun" meaning "settlement" or "enclosure." It likely emerged as a surname in the Anglo-Saxon period, referring to someone who lived in a healthy or prosperous settlement.
While the name's earliest recorded use as a given name is uncertain, it gained prominence in the 20th century, particularly due to the fame of the American fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick (1932-1990). Halston revolutionized American fashion in the 1970s with his minimalist, elegant designs and became a cultural icon, known for his lavish lifestyle and association with celebrities.
Beyond the fashion designer, other notable individuals with the first name Halston include:
Halston Sage (born 1993), an American actress known for her roles in films such as "Paper Towns" and "Before I Fall."
Halston Hitchcock (born 1980), an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the band The Polyphonic Spree.
Halston Meyers (born 1996), an American football player who played as a wide receiver for the University of Missouri.
Halston Bland (born 1996), an American football player who played as a defensive back for the University of Arkansas.
Halston Tatum (born 1993), an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA G League and overseas.
While the name Halston may have originated as a surname, its adoption as a given name reflects its unique and stylish sound, perhaps influenced by the fame of the fashion designer who popularized it. The name's Old English roots and associations with health and prosperity have given way to more modern connotations of creativity, fashion, and individuality.
People
Halston + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Halston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Halston: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Halston?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,457 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Halston going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 235,247 US residents.
Is Halston a common name?
We classify Halston as "Rare". It ranks above 92.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,477 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Halston most popular?
The single biggest year for Halston was 2022, when 189 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Halston is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Halston in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 722 people with the name Halston, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,811 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Halston in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Halston?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Halston on both sides of the split. Of the 718 people counted with this name, 492 were male (68.5%) and 226 were female (31.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Halston?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Halston is White at 71.2%. The next largest groups are Black (14.0%) and Hispanic (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Halston most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Halston in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.2% (514 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Halston in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Halston a male name?
Yes, 57.6% of people registered as Halston in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Halston still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Halston in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Halston can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Halston?
You can see how many people share the name Halston on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.