Baby names
How popular is the name Howard?
In 2025, 226 baby boys in the U.S. were named Howard, the 1002nd most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1921, when 7,713 boys got the name. 346,666 boys have been named Howard since 1880. 1,676 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,002
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
226
boys named Howard
Peak year
1921
7,713 boys
Boys named Howard each year since 1880
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The numbers for Howard (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 226 |
| 2024 | 207 |
| 2023 | 219 |
| 2022 | 208 |
| 2021 | 241 |
| 2020 | 194 |
| 2019 | 216 |
| 2018 | 213 |
| 2017 | 203 |
| 2016 | 241 |
| 2015 | 194 |
| 2014 | 211 |
| 2013 | 194 |
| 2012 | 203 |
| 2011 | 207 |
| 2010 | 229 |
| 2009 | 216 |
| 2008 | 229 |
| 2007 | 241 |
| 2006 | 243 |
| 2005 | 229 |
| 2004 | 235 |
| 2003 | 258 |
| 2002 | 266 |
| 2001 | 290 |
| 2000 | 270 |
| 1999 | 277 |
| 1998 | 330 |
| 1997 | 324 |
| 1996 | 305 |
| 1995 | 358 |
| 1994 | 374 |
| 1993 | 416 |
| 1992 | 464 |
| 1991 | 495 |
| 1990 | 572 |
| 1989 | 559 |
| 1988 | 614 |
| 1987 | 626 |
| 1986 | 600 |
| 1985 | 677 |
| 1984 | 674 |
| 1983 | 727 |
| 1982 | 795 |
| 1981 | 855 |
| 1980 | 925 |
| 1979 | 926 |
| 1978 | 956 |
| 1977 | 1,017 |
| 1976 | 1,032 |
| 1975 | 1,166 |
| 1974 | 1,208 |
| 1973 | 1,349 |
| 1972 | 1,493 |
| 1971 | 1,837 |
| 1970 | 1,996 |
| 1969 | 2,146 |
| 1968 | 2,156 |
| 1967 | 2,284 |
| 1966 | 2,546 |
| 1965 | 2,678 |
| 1964 | 3,059 |
| 1963 | 3,160 |
| 1962 | 3,277 |
| 1961 | 3,570 |
| 1960 | 3,827 |
| 1959 | 3,987 |
| 1958 | 4,364 |
| 1957 | 4,614 |
| 1956 | 4,707 |
| 1955 | 4,746 |
| 1954 | 4,933 |
| 1953 | 4,985 |
| 1952 | 5,244 |
| 1951 | 5,108 |
| 1950 | 5,164 |
| 1949 | 5,284 |
| 1948 | 5,497 |
| 1947 | 6,061 |
| 1946 | 5,694 |
| 1945 | 4,768 |
| 1944 | 5,025 |
| 1943 | 5,739 |
| 1942 | 5,571 |
| 1941 | 5,067 |
| 1940 | 4,824 |
| 1939 | 4,613 |
| 1938 | 5,018 |
| 1937 | 4,700 |
| 1936 | 4,874 |
| 1935 | 4,970 |
| 1934 | 5,068 |
| 1933 | 4,995 |
| 1932 | 5,292 |
| 1931 | 5,624 |
| 1930 | 6,341 |
| 1929 | 6,010 |
| 1928 | 6,496 |
| 1927 | 6,831 |
| 1926 | 6,836 |
| 1925 | 7,173 |
| 1924 | 7,371 |
| 1923 | 7,156 |
| 1922 | 7,296 |
| 1921 | 7,713 |
| 1920 | 7,466 |
| 1919 | 6,843 |
| 1918 | 6,928 |
| 1917 | 6,410 |
| 1916 | 6,171 |
| 1915 | 6,103 |
| 1914 | 4,490 |
| 1913 | 3,663 |
| 1912 | 3,212 |
| 1911 | 1,467 |
| 1910 | 1,309 |
| 1909 | 1,166 |
| 1908 | 1,078 |
| 1907 | 875 |
| 1906 | 803 |
| 1905 | 735 |
| 1904 | 726 |
| 1903 | 636 |
| 1902 | 632 |
| 1901 | 584 |
| 1900 | 779 |
| 1899 | 589 |
| 1898 | 706 |
| 1897 | 634 |
| 1896 | 677 |
| 1895 | 641 |
| 1894 | 612 |
| 1893 | 556 |
| 1892 | 548 |
| 1891 | 485 |
| 1890 | 501 |
| 1889 | 503 |
| 1888 | 513 |
| 1887 | 429 |
| 1886 | 467 |
| 1885 | 438 |
| 1884 | 432 |
| 1883 | 429 |
| 1882 | 422 |
| 1881 | 359 |
| 1880 | 357 |
Girls named Howard each year since 1880
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The numbers for Howard (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 9 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | 13 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1977 | 13 |
| 1976 | 12 |
| 1975 | 15 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1973 | 17 |
| 1972 | 14 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1970 | 18 |
| 1969 | 15 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1966 | 13 |
| 1965 | 15 |
| 1964 | 11 |
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1962 | 12 |
| 1961 | 20 |
| 1960 | 14 |
| 1959 | 12 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1957 | 15 |
| 1956 | 17 |
| 1955 | 22 |
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1953 | 23 |
| 1952 | 13 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1950 | 12 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1947 | 21 |
| 1946 | 8 |
| 1945 | 23 |
| 1944 | 16 |
| 1943 | 21 |
| 1942 | 20 |
| 1941 | 14 |
| 1940 | 10 |
| 1939 | 31 |
| 1938 | 16 |
| 1937 | 22 |
| 1936 | 31 |
| 1935 | 19 |
| 1934 | 22 |
| 1933 | 32 |
| 1932 | 33 |
| 1931 | 33 |
| 1930 | 54 |
| 1929 | 46 |
| 1928 | 56 |
| 1927 | 42 |
| 1926 | 50 |
| 1925 | 48 |
| 1924 | 46 |
| 1923 | 36 |
| 1922 | 41 |
| 1921 | 36 |
| 1920 | 44 |
| 1919 | 28 |
| 1918 | 38 |
| 1917 | 34 |
| 1916 | 30 |
| 1915 | 27 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1913 | 20 |
| 1912 | 19 |
| 1911 | 6 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | 9 |
| 1908 | 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | 6 |
| 1905 | 11 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | 5 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1887 | 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.