Howard

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Howard is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 348,120 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 346,444 as boys and 1,676 as girls. Howard gained popularity in the 1900s, peaked in 1921 and has since declined significantly. It is the #207 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
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 632
1986 606
1985 683
1984 683
1983 727
1982 808
1981 861
1980 935
1979 934
1978 965
1977 1,030
1976 1,044
1975 1,181
1974 1,216
1973 1,368
1972 1,506
1971 1,847
1970 2,014
1969 2,161
1968 2,171
1967 2,297
1966 2,558
1965 2,693
1964 3,072
1963 3,173
1962 3,287
1961 3,591
1960 3,838
1959 4,000
1958 4,379
1957 4,630
1956 4,723
1955 4,769
1954 4,950
1953 5,008
1952 5,257
1951 5,119
1950 5,177
1949 5,294
1948 5,506
1947 6,082
1946 5,702
1945 4,791
1944 5,041
1943 5,760
1942 5,590
1941 5,082
1940 4,834
1939 4,644
1938 5,034
1937 4,722
1936 4,905
1935 4,989
1934 5,090
1933 5,027
1932 5,325
1931 5,656
1930 6,396
1929 6,056
1928 6,552
1927 6,873
1926 6,886
1925 7,219
1924 7,418
1923 7,193
1922 7,337
1921 7,749
1920 7,510
1919 6,871
1918 6,966
1917 6,444
1916 6,201
1915 6,130
1914 4,515
1913 3,683
1912 3,231
1911 1,473
1910 1,309
1909 1,175
1908 1,083
1907 875
1906 809
1905 746
1904 732
1903 636
1902 632
1901 589
1900 784
1899 594
1898 712
1897 634
1896 677
1895 641
1894 612
1893 556
1892 548
1891 490
1890 509
1889 503
1888 521
1887 434
1886 467
1885 438
1884 432
1883 429
1882 422
1881 359
1880 357