Boy name
Howard
Howard is currently the #1002 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 226 babies. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Looking at the full record since 1880, Howard hit its all-time high of #24 in 1919, when 6,843 boys were given the name. State by state, Wisconsin leads the way at #484.
Rankings
2025 rank
#1002
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#24
in 1919 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
226
boys named Howard
Howard popularity, 1880–2025
Where Howard is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#484), Minnesota (#511), Iowa (#571)
Uniqueness score
53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Howard in the most recent year of SSA data.
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