Howe vs Howell

Side-by-side comparison of Howe and Howell — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Howe

Boy name

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Name B

Howell

Boy name · Rank #7226

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Metric Howe Howell
Current Rank Unranked #7226
Total Births (all years) 28 3,911
Peak Year 1921 1920
Peak Year Births 8 93
Peak Decade 1910ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Howe Howell
1880ss — 93
1890ss — 97
1900ss — 102
1910ss 20 500
1920ss 8 730
1930ss — 607
1940ss — 556
1950ss — 540
1960ss — 290
1970ss — 138
1980ss — 78
1990ss — 46
2000ss — 45
2010ss — 36
2020ss — 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Howe Howell
2015 — 7
2017 — 5
2019 — 6
2020 — 14
2021 — 9
2022 — 9
2023 — 10
2024 — 11

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1912–1921.

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