Howard

Given to 348,342 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1002
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
226
boys 226
Peak year
1912
3,212 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
348,342
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Howard was most popular in 1912, when 3,212 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 226 babies were named Howard, ranking #1002 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1912 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Howard was most popular in 1912, when 3,212 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 226 babies were named Howard, ranking #1002 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1912

Howard was most popular in 1912, when 3,212 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 226 babies were named Howard, ranking #1002 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 226 1002
2024 <5 — 207 1057
2023 <5 — 219 1003
2022 <5 — 208 1057
2021 <5 — 241 937
2020 <5 — 194 1044
2019 <5 — 216 984
2018 <5 — 213 975
2017 <5 — 203 996
2016 <5 — 241 901
2015 <5 — 194 1038
2014 <5 — 211 986
2013 <5 — 194 1008
2012 <5 — 203 983
2011 <5 — 207 957
2010 <5 — 229 894
2009 <5 — 216 942
2008 <5 — 229 906
2007 <5 — 241 861
2006 <5 — 243 834
2005 <5 — 229 822
2004 <5 — 235 774
2003 <5 — 258 718
2002 <5 — 266 684
2001 <5 — 290 643
2000 <5 — 270 664
1999 <5 — 277 637
1998 <5 — 330 586
1997 <5 — 324 572
1996 <5 — 305 589
1995 <5 — 358 532
1994 <5 — 374 523
1993 <5 — 416 499
1992 <5 — 464 466
1991 <5 — 495 444
1990 <5 — 572 403
1989 <5 — 559 392
1988 <5 — 614 344
1987 6 9825 626 330
1986 6 9545 600 331
1985 6 9307 677 301
1984 9 6810 674 298
1983 <5 — 727 282
1982 13 5209 795 268
1981 6 9110 855 255
1980 10 6319 925 242
1979 7 8061 926 238
1978 8 6948 956 222
1977 13 4942 1,017 216
1976 12 4905 1,032 208
1975 15 4141 1,166 195
1974 8 6258 1,208 186
1973 17 3635 1,349 174
1972 14 4091 1,493 168
1971 10 5136 1,837 156
1970 18 3435 1,996 156
1969 15 3619 2,146 142
1968 15 3456 2,156 133
1967 12 3845 2,284 131
1966 13 3558 2,546 120
1965 15 3264 2,678 122
1964 11 4096 3,059 116
1963 13 3635 3,160 114
1962 12 3782 3,277 114
1961 20 2752 3,570 109
1960 14 3357 3,827 108
1959 12 3619 3,987 104
1958 15 3085 4,364 95
1957 15 3033 4,614 89
1956 17 2826 4,707 84
1955 22 2341 4,746 83
1954 17 2695 4,933 80
1953 23 2173 4,985 77
1952 13 3040 5,244 73
1951 11 3284 5,108 74
1950 12 3052 5,164 63
1949 10 3393 5,284 63
1948 9 3593 5,497 63
1947 21 2146 6,061 62
1946 8 3665 5,694 55
1945 23 1743 4,768 54
1944 16 2199 5,025 53
1943 21 1900 5,739 48
1942 20 1917 5,571 49
1941 14 2272 5,067 47
1940 10 2737 4,824 45
1939 31 1327 4,613 47
1938 16 2021 5,018 42
1937 22 1630 4,700 42
1936 31 1296 4,874 40
1935 19 1779 4,970 39
1934 22 1603 5,068 37
1933 32 1262 4,995 36
1932 33 1268 5,292 36
1931 33 1258 5,624 34
1930 54 1002 6,341 31
1929 46 1078 6,010 31
1928 56 994 6,496 31
1927 42 1194 6,831 28
1926 50 1054 6,836 27
1925 48 1101 7,173 26
1924 46 1151 7,371 26
1923 36 1305 7,156 26
1922 41 1207 7,296 26
1921 36 1298 7,713 27
1920 44 1132 7,466 24
1919 28 1481 6,843 24
1918 38 1214 6,928 26
1917 34 1241 6,410 26
1916 30 1332 6,171 25
1915 27 1367 6,103 25
1914 25 1228 4,490 26
1913 20 1274 3,663 26
1912 19 1218 3,212 25
1911 6 2191 1,467 28
1910 <5 — 1,309 27
1909 9 1471 1,166 26
1908 5 2101 1,078 28
1907 <5 — 875 33
1906 6 1727 803 32
1905 11 1162 735 35
1904 6 1659 726 35
1903 <5 — 636 37
1902 <5 — 632 35
1901 5 1679 584 34
1900 5 1932 779 35
1899 5 1596 589 34
1898 6 1502 706 35
1897 <5 — 634 33
1896 <5 — 677 33
1895 <5 — 641 33
1894 <5 — 612 33
1893 <5 — 556 35
1892 <5 — 548 39
1891 5 1332 485 40
1890 8 1006 501 40
1889 <5 — 503 38
1888 8 959 513 40
1887 5 1147 429 42
1886 <5 — 467 37
1885 <5 — 438 41
1884 <5 — 432 44
1883 <5 — 429 39
1882 <5 — 422 42
1881 <5 — 359 41
1880 <5 — 357 44

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Where Howard is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years