Heston: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,315

among boys · ↑574 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Heston · +36% vs 2024

How common

1 in 28,468

boys born in 2025

Peak year

2016

78 babies

All-time total

1,613

#3,770 all-time among boys

First recorded

1915

in Social Security records

Heston popularity over time

1,613 babies have been named Heston since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Boys	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	19	2	–	#3,510
1920s	17	2	-11%	#3,632
1930s	6	1	-65%	#3,274
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	5	1	–	#4,228
1960s	11	1	+120%	#3,788
1970s	48	5	+336%	#3,915
1980s	106	11	+121%	#3,115
1990s	158	16	+49%	#2,966
2000s	327	33	+107%	#2,364
2010s	576	58	+76%	#1,892
2020s (to 2025)	340	57	-2%	#2,139

Where Heston is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 boys	Implied rank
2026	59	0.03	outside top 500
2027	58	0.03	outside top 500
2028	58	0.03	outside top 500
2029	57	0.03	outside top 500
2030	57	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Heston

Heston is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,315 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,613 American babies have been named Heston. Its peak came in 2016, when 78 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Heston stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Heston?

The median living Heston is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 1,500 people named Heston are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Heston year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Boys	Boys rank
2025	60	#2,315
2024	44	#2,889
2023	58	#2,371
2022	59	#2,389
2021	67	#2,139
2020	52	#2,483
2019	62	#2,241
2018	66	#2,127
2017	55	#2,361
2016	78	#1,892
2015	54	#2,394
2014	61	#2,216
2013	55	#2,312
2012	49	#2,533
2011	47	#2,603
2010	49	#2,527
2009	55	#2,364
2008	53	#2,416
2007	30	#3,540
2006	25	#3,931
2005	26	#3,654
2004	20	#4,320
2003	35	#2,810
2002	25	#3,491
2001	31	#2,953
2000	27	#3,176
1995	10	#5,655
1990	11	#4,806
1985	12	#3,672
1980	10	#3,958
1975	6	#5,051
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	5	#4,526
1920	7	#3,632
1915	5	#4,080
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Heston, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Heston?

The median living Heston is about 13 years old. Half of all living Hestons are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Heston are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Heston are alive in the United States, based on 1,613 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Heston mean?

From Old English hǣs (“brushwood”) + tūn (“settlement”).

How popular is the name Heston in 2025?

Heston ranked #2,315 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Heston?

1,613 babies have been named Heston in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Heston most popular?

Heston peaked in 2016, when 78 newborns received the name.

Is Heston a boy or girl name?

Heston is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Heston rising or falling?

Heston has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Heston become more popular?

Heston looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 boys named Heston in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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