Haston
Son of the Hessian or Hesse person of Germanic origin.
Name Census estimates that about 112 living Americans carry the first name Haston. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Haston today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Haston births was 2016 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Haston. 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.
People living today
112
~ 1 in 3,060,307 Americans
Peak year
2016
9 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2022 SSA rank
#10,175
Tracked since 1914
Census
Haston in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 169 people with the first name Haston, which placed it at #42,487 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
#42,487
National first-name rank
People counted
169
169 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Haston
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haston is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Black (25.4%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). 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 Haston 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 Haston at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.3% · 107
- Black or African American25.4% · 43
- Two or more races7.1% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino3.0% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
Popularity
Haston: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Haston from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 54 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Haston 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 Haston during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Haston
The name Haston is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with roots tracing back to the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, around the 5th to 11th centuries AD. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word "hæst," meaning "haste" or "vigor," and the suffix "-on," which was a common ending for personal names during that era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Haston can be found in the Domesday Book, a medieval census commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This historical record includes several entries of individuals bearing variations of the name, such as "Hæston" and "Hæstun," primarily concentrated in the regions of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Haston of Biddenden was mentioned in the Chronicles of Jocelin of Brakelond, a monk and chronicler from the Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk. Haston of Biddenden was a wealthy landowner and benefactor who donated substantial lands and properties to the abbey.
During the 13th century, a prominent ecclesiastical figure named Haston de Lonsdale served as the Archdeacon of Cleveland in Yorkshire from 1245 to 1269. He played a significant role in the administration of the Church in northern England during that period.
In the realm of literature, the name Haston appeared in the works of the renowned 14th-century English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer. In his Canterbury Tales, one of the characters, a miller, is referred to as "Haston the Miller" in several instances.
Another historical figure bearing the name Haston was Sir Haston de Montfort, a 15th-century English knight who fought alongside Henry V during the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was praised for his bravery and military prowess during the Hundred Years' War against France.
Throughout the centuries, the name Haston has remained relatively uncommon, but it has been carried by notable individuals across various fields, including Sir Haston Walcott (1790-1862), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and Haston Ratliffe (1852-1928), an American businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the city of Austin, Texas.
People
Haston + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Haston 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
Haston: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haston?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 112 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Haston 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 3,060,307 US residents.
Is Haston a common name?
We classify Haston as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 150 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Haston most popular?
The single biggest year for Haston was 2016, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Haston is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Haston in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 169 people with the name Haston, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,487 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 Haston 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 Haston?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Haston leans strongly male. 170 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 2 female bearers (1.2%). 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 Haston?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Haston is White at 63.3%. The next largest groups are Black (25.4%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). 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 Haston most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Haston in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.3% (107 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 Haston in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Haston a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Haston 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 Haston still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Haston 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 Haston 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 have Haston as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Haston, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.