Howard
Boy name · Germanic origin
Howard meaning
high, guard
Howard at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,054 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Howard popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #44 | 357 |
| 1890 | #40 | 501 |
| 1900 | #35 | 779 |
| 1910 | #27 | 1,309 |
| 1920 | #24 | 7,466 |
| 1930 | #31 | 6,342 |
| 1940 | #45 | 4,824 |
| 1950 | #63 | 5,165 |
| 1960 | #108 | 3,824 |
| 1970 | #156 | 1,996 |
| 1980 | #242 | 925 |
| 1990 | #403 | 572 |
| 2000 | #664 | 270 |
| 2010 | #894 | 229 |
| 2020 | #1,041 | 194 |
| 2024 | #1,054 | 207 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #44 | 357 |
| 1881 | #41 | 359 |
| 1882 | #42 | 422 |
| 1883 | #39 | 429 |
| 1884 | #44 | 432 |
| 1885 | #41 | 438 |
| 1886 | #37 | 467 |
| 1887 | #42 | 429 |
| 1888 | #40 | 513 |
| 1889 | #38 | 503 |
| 1890 | #40 | 501 |
| 1891 | #40 | 485 |
| 1892 | #39 | 548 |
| 1893 | #35 | 556 |
| 1894 | #33 | 612 |
| 1895 | #33 | 641 |
| 1896 | #33 | 677 |
| 1897 | #33 | 634 |
| 1898 | #35 | 706 |
| 1899 | #34 | 589 |
| 1900 | #35 | 779 |
| 1901 | #34 | 584 |
| 1902 | #35 | 632 |
| 1903 | #37 | 636 |
| 1904 | #35 | 726 |
| 1905 | #35 | 735 |
| 1906 | #32 | 803 |
| 1907 | #33 | 875 |
| 1908 | #28 | 1,078 |
| 1909 | #26 | 1,166 |
| 1910 | #27 | 1,309 |
| 1911 | #28 | 1,467 |
| 1912 | #25 | 3,212 |
| 1913 | #26 | 3,663 |
| 1914 | #26 | 4,490 |
| 1915 | #25 | 6,103 |
| 1916 | #25 | 6,171 |
| 1917 | #26 | 6,410 |
| 1918 | #26 | 6,928 |
| 1919 | #24 | 6,843 |
| 1920 | #24 | 7,466 |
| 1921 | #27 | 7,713 |
| 1922 | #26 | 7,296 |
| 1923 | #26 | 7,157 |
| 1924 | #26 | 7,372 |
| 1925 | #26 | 7,171 |
| 1926 | #27 | 6,836 |
| 1927 | #28 | 6,831 |
| 1928 | #31 | 6,496 |
| 1929 | #31 | 6,010 |
| 1930 | #31 | 6,342 |
| 1931 | #34 | 5,623 |
| 1932 | #36 | 5,292 |
| 1933 | #36 | 4,995 |
| 1934 | #37 | 5,068 |
| 1935 | #39 | 4,970 |
| 1936 | #40 | 4,874 |
| 1937 | #42 | 4,700 |
| 1938 | #42 | 5,018 |
| 1939 | #47 | 4,613 |
| 1940 | #45 | 4,824 |
| 1941 | #47 | 5,068 |
| 1942 | #49 | 5,570 |
| 1943 | #48 | 5,739 |
| 1944 | #53 | 5,025 |
| 1945 | #54 | 4,768 |
| 1946 | #55 | 5,694 |
| 1947 | #62 | 6,061 |
| 1948 | #63 | 5,497 |
| 1949 | #63 | 5,284 |
| 1950 | #63 | 5,165 |
| 1951 | #74 | 5,108 |
| 1952 | #73 | 5,244 |
| 1953 | #78 | 4,985 |
| 1954 | #80 | 4,933 |
| 1955 | #83 | 4,747 |
| 1956 | #84 | 4,706 |
| 1957 | #89 | 4,615 |
| 1958 | #95 | 4,364 |
| 1959 | #104 | 3,988 |
| 1960 | #108 | 3,824 |
| 1961 | #109 | 3,571 |
| 1962 | #114 | 3,275 |
| 1963 | #114 | 3,160 |
| 1964 | #116 | 3,061 |
| 1965 | #122 | 2,678 |
| 1966 | #120 | 2,545 |
| 1967 | #131 | 2,285 |
| 1968 | #133 | 2,156 |
| 1969 | #142 | 2,146 |
| 1970 | #156 | 1,996 |
| 1971 | #156 | 1,837 |
| 1972 | #168 | 1,492 |
| 1973 | #173 | 1,351 |
| 1974 | #186 | 1,208 |
| 1975 | #195 | 1,166 |
| 1976 | #208 | 1,032 |
| 1977 | #216 | 1,017 |
| 1978 | #222 | 957 |
| 1979 | #238 | 927 |
| 1980 | #242 | 925 |
| 1981 | #255 | 855 |
| 1982 | #268 | 795 |
| 1983 | #282 | 727 |
| 1984 | #298 | 674 |
| 1985 | #301 | 677 |
| 1986 | #331 | 600 |
| 1987 | #330 | 626 |
| 1988 | #344 | 614 |
| 1989 | #392 | 559 |
| 1990 | #403 | 572 |
| 1991 | #444 | 495 |
| 1992 | #466 | 464 |
| 1993 | #499 | 416 |
| 1994 | #523 | 374 |
| 1995 | #532 | 358 |
| 1996 | #589 | 305 |
| 1997 | #572 | 324 |
| 1998 | #586 | 330 |
| 1999 | #637 | 277 |
| 2000 | #664 | 270 |
| 2001 | #643 | 290 |
| 2002 | #684 | 266 |
| 2003 | #718 | 258 |
| 2004 | #774 | 235 |
| 2005 | #822 | 229 |
| 2006 | #834 | 243 |
| 2007 | #861 | 241 |
| 2008 | #906 | 229 |
| 2009 | #942 | 216 |
| 2010 | #894 | 229 |
| 2011 | #957 | 207 |
| 2012 | #983 | 203 |
| 2013 | #1,007 | 194 |
| 2014 | #986 | 211 |
| 2015 | #1,038 | 194 |
| 2016 | #901 | 241 |
| 2017 | #996 | 203 |
| 2018 | #974 | 213 |
| 2019 | #984 | 216 |
| 2020 | #1,041 | 194 |
| 2021 | #937 | 241 |
| 2022 | #1,056 | 208 |
| 2023 | #1,002 | 219 |
| 2024 | #1,054 | 207 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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