for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Howard name popularity in the United States
Howard ranked #1002 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 226 boys named Howard.
SSA
7,713 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Howard for boys and girls
Girls
6Share unavailable · data from 1887 to 1987
Boys
226100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Howard in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 226 | #1002 |
| 2024 | boys | 207 | #1057 |
| 2023 | boys | 219 | #1003 |
| 2022 | boys | 208 | #1057 |
| 2021 | boys | 241 | #937 |
| 2020 | boys | 194 | #1044 |
| 2019 | boys | 216 | #984 |
| 2018 | boys | 213 | #975 |
| 2017 | boys | 203 | #996 |
| 2016 | boys | 241 | #901 |
| 2015 | boys | 194 | #1038 |
| 2014 | boys | 211 | #986 |
Show full history (235 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 226 | #1002 |
| 2024 | boys | 207 | #1057 |
| 2023 | boys | 219 | #1003 |
| 2022 | boys | 208 | #1057 |
| 2021 | boys | 241 | #937 |
| 2020 | boys | 194 | #1044 |
| 2019 | boys | 216 | #984 |
| 2018 | boys | 213 | #975 |
| 2017 | boys | 203 | #996 |
| 2016 | boys | 241 | #901 |
| 2015 | boys | 194 | #1038 |
| 2014 | boys | 211 | #986 |
| 2013 | boys | 194 | #1008 |
| 2012 | boys | 203 | #983 |
| 2011 | boys | 207 | #957 |
| 2010 | boys | 229 | #894 |
| 2009 | boys | 216 | #942 |
| 2008 | boys | 229 | #906 |
| 2007 | boys | 241 | #861 |
| 2006 | boys | 243 | #834 |
| 2005 | boys | 229 | #822 |
| 2004 | boys | 235 | #774 |
| 2003 | boys | 258 | #718 |
| 2002 | boys | 266 | #684 |
| 2001 | boys | 290 | #643 |
| 2000 | boys | 270 | #664 |
| 1999 | boys | 277 | #637 |
| 1998 | boys | 330 | #586 |
| 1997 | boys | 324 | #572 |
| 1996 | boys | 305 | #589 |
| 1995 | boys | 358 | #532 |
| 1994 | boys | 374 | #523 |
| 1993 | boys | 416 | #499 |
| 1992 | boys | 464 | #466 |
| 1991 | boys | 495 | #444 |
| 1990 | boys | 572 | #403 |
| 1989 | boys | 559 | #392 |
| 1988 | boys | 614 | #344 |
| 1987 | boys | 626 | #330 |
| 1987 | girls | 6 | #9825 |
| 1986 | boys | 600 | #331 |
| 1986 | girls | 6 | #9545 |
| 1985 | boys | 677 | #301 |
| 1985 | girls | 6 | #9307 |
| 1984 | boys | 674 | #298 |
| 1984 | girls | 9 | #6810 |
| 1983 | boys | 727 | #282 |
| 1982 | boys | 795 | #268 |
| 1982 | girls | 13 | #5209 |
| 1981 | boys | 855 | #255 |
| 1981 | girls | 6 | #9110 |
| 1980 | boys | 925 | #242 |
| 1980 | girls | 10 | #6319 |
| 1979 | boys | 926 | #238 |
| 1979 | girls | 7 | #8061 |
| 1978 | boys | 956 | #222 |
| 1978 | girls | 8 | #6948 |
| 1977 | boys | 1,017 | #216 |
| 1977 | girls | 13 | #4942 |
| 1976 | boys | 1,032 | #208 |
| 1976 | girls | 12 | #4905 |
| 1975 | boys | 1,166 | #195 |
| 1975 | girls | 15 | #4141 |
| 1974 | boys | 1,208 | #186 |
| 1974 | girls | 8 | #6258 |
| 1973 | boys | 1,349 | #174 |
| 1973 | girls | 17 | #3635 |
| 1972 | boys | 1,493 | #168 |
| 1972 | girls | 14 | #4091 |
| 1971 | boys | 1,837 | #156 |
| 1971 | girls | 10 | #5136 |
| 1970 | boys | 1,996 | #156 |
| 1970 | girls | 18 | #3435 |
| 1969 | boys | 2,146 | #142 |
| 1969 | girls | 15 | #3619 |
| 1968 | boys | 2,156 | #133 |
| 1968 | girls | 15 | #3456 |
| 1967 | boys | 2,284 | #131 |
| 1967 | girls | 12 | #3845 |
| 1966 | boys | 2,546 | #120 |
| 1966 | girls | 13 | #3558 |
| 1965 | boys | 2,678 | #122 |
| 1965 | girls | 15 | #3264 |
| 1964 | boys | 3,059 | #116 |
| 1964 | girls | 11 | #4096 |
| 1963 | boys | 3,160 | #114 |
| 1963 | girls | 13 | #3635 |
| 1962 | boys | 3,277 | #114 |
| 1962 | girls | 12 | #3782 |
| 1961 | boys | 3,570 | #109 |
| 1961 | girls | 20 | #2752 |
| 1960 | boys | 3,827 | #108 |
| 1960 | girls | 14 | #3357 |
| 1959 | boys | 3,987 | #104 |
| 1959 | girls | 12 | #3619 |
| 1958 | boys | 4,364 | #95 |
| 1958 | girls | 15 | #3085 |
| 1957 | boys | 4,614 | #89 |
| 1957 | girls | 15 | #3033 |
| 1956 | boys | 4,707 | #84 |
| 1956 | girls | 17 | #2826 |
| 1955 | boys | 4,746 | #83 |
| 1955 | girls | 22 | #2341 |
| 1954 | boys | 4,933 | #80 |
| 1954 | girls | 17 | #2695 |
| 1953 | boys | 4,985 | #77 |
| 1953 | girls | 23 | #2173 |
| 1952 | boys | 5,244 | #73 |
| 1952 | girls | 13 | #3040 |
| 1951 | boys | 5,108 | #74 |
| 1951 | girls | 11 | #3284 |
| 1950 | boys | 5,164 | #63 |
| 1950 | girls | 12 | #3052 |
| 1949 | boys | 5,284 | #63 |
| 1949 | girls | 10 | #3393 |
| 1948 | boys | 5,497 | #63 |
| 1948 | girls | 9 | #3593 |
| 1947 | boys | 6,061 | #62 |
| 1947 | girls | 21 | #2146 |
| 1946 | boys | 5,694 | #55 |
| 1946 | girls | 8 | #3665 |
| 1945 | boys | 4,768 | #54 |
| 1945 | girls | 23 | #1743 |
| 1944 | boys | 5,025 | #53 |
| 1944 | girls | 16 | #2199 |
| 1943 | boys | 5,739 | #48 |
| 1943 | girls | 21 | #1900 |
| 1942 | boys | 5,571 | #49 |
| 1942 | girls | 20 | #1917 |
| 1941 | boys | 5,067 | #47 |
| 1941 | girls | 14 | #2272 |
| 1940 | boys | 4,824 | #45 |
| 1940 | girls | 10 | #2737 |
| 1939 | boys | 4,613 | #47 |
| 1939 | girls | 31 | #1327 |
| 1938 | boys | 5,018 | #42 |
| 1938 | girls | 16 | #2021 |
| 1937 | boys | 4,700 | #42 |
| 1937 | girls | 22 | #1630 |
| 1936 | boys | 4,874 | #40 |
| 1936 | girls | 31 | #1296 |
| 1935 | boys | 4,970 | #39 |
| 1935 | girls | 19 | #1779 |
| 1934 | boys | 5,068 | #37 |
| 1934 | girls | 22 | #1603 |
| 1933 | boys | 4,995 | #36 |
| 1933 | girls | 32 | #1262 |
| 1932 | boys | 5,292 | #36 |
| 1932 | girls | 33 | #1268 |
| 1931 | boys | 5,624 | #34 |
| 1931 | girls | 33 | #1258 |
| 1930 | boys | 6,341 | #31 |
| 1930 | girls | 54 | #1002 |
| 1929 | boys | 6,010 | #31 |
| 1929 | girls | 46 | #1078 |
| 1928 | boys | 6,496 | #31 |
| 1928 | girls | 56 | #994 |
| 1927 | boys | 6,831 | #28 |
| 1927 | girls | 42 | #1194 |
| 1926 | boys | 6,836 | #27 |
| 1926 | girls | 50 | #1054 |
| 1925 | boys | 7,173 | #26 |
| 1925 | girls | 48 | #1101 |
| 1924 | boys | 7,371 | #26 |
| 1924 | girls | 46 | #1151 |
| 1923 | boys | 7,156 | #26 |
| 1923 | girls | 36 | #1305 |
| 1922 | boys | 7,296 | #26 |
| 1922 | girls | 41 | #1207 |
| 1921 | boys | 7,713 | #27 |
| 1921 | girls | 36 | #1298 |
| 1920 | boys | 7,466 | #24 |
| 1920 | girls | 44 | #1132 |
| 1919 | boys | 6,843 | #24 |
| 1919 | girls | 28 | #1481 |
| 1918 | boys | 6,928 | #26 |
| 1918 | girls | 38 | #1214 |
| 1917 | boys | 6,410 | #26 |
| 1917 | girls | 34 | #1241 |
| 1916 | boys | 6,171 | #25 |
| 1916 | girls | 30 | #1332 |
| 1915 | boys | 6,103 | #25 |
| 1915 | girls | 27 | #1367 |
| 1914 | boys | 4,490 | #26 |
| 1914 | girls | 25 | #1228 |
| 1913 | boys | 3,663 | #26 |
| 1913 | girls | 20 | #1274 |
| 1912 | boys | 3,212 | #25 |
| 1912 | girls | 19 | #1218 |
| 1911 | boys | 1,467 | #28 |
| 1911 | girls | 6 | #2191 |
| 1910 | boys | 1,309 | #27 |
| 1909 | boys | 1,166 | #26 |
| 1909 | girls | 9 | #1471 |
| 1908 | boys | 1,078 | #28 |
| 1908 | girls | 5 | #2101 |
| 1907 | boys | 875 | #33 |
| 1906 | boys | 803 | #32 |
| 1906 | girls | 6 | #1727 |
| 1905 | boys | 735 | #35 |
| 1905 | girls | 11 | #1162 |
| 1904 | boys | 726 | #35 |
| 1904 | girls | 6 | #1659 |
| 1903 | boys | 636 | #37 |
| 1902 | boys | 632 | #35 |
| 1901 | boys | 584 | #34 |
| 1901 | girls | 5 | #1679 |
| 1900 | boys | 779 | #35 |
| 1900 | girls | 5 | #1932 |
| 1899 | boys | 589 | #34 |
| 1899 | girls | 5 | #1596 |
| 1898 | boys | 706 | #35 |
| 1898 | girls | 6 | #1502 |
| 1897 | boys | 634 | #33 |
| 1896 | boys | 677 | #33 |
| 1895 | boys | 641 | #33 |
| 1894 | boys | 612 | #33 |
| 1893 | boys | 556 | #35 |
| 1892 | boys | 548 | #39 |
| 1891 | boys | 485 | #40 |
| 1891 | girls | 5 | #1332 |
| 1890 | boys | 501 | #40 |
| 1890 | girls | 8 | #1006 |
| 1889 | boys | 503 | #38 |
| 1888 | boys | 513 | #40 |
| 1888 | girls | 8 | #959 |
| 1887 | boys | 429 | #42 |
| 1887 | girls | 5 | #1147 |
| 1886 | boys | 467 | #37 |
| 1885 | boys | 438 | #41 |
| 1884 | boys | 432 | #44 |
| 1883 | boys | 429 | #39 |
| 1882 | boys | 422 | #42 |
| 1881 | boys | 359 | #41 |
| 1880 | boys | 357 | #44 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.