Is Halston a boy or girl name?

Halston is a unisex name. Of the 1,626 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 44.0% were girls and 56.0% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Halston

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Halston was most popular in 2022, when 189 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,360 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,721, with 148 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,626 people named Halston.

Halston over time

Births per year. The dot marks Halston’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Halston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Halston is a unisex name — 44.0% of the 1,626 Americans given it were girls and 56.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 58% girls and 42% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Halston

Where Halston is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org