Howe vs Howie

Side-by-side comparison of Howe and Howie — 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

Howie

Boy name · Rank #5258

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Metric Howe Howie
Current Rank Unranked #5258
Total Births (all years) 28 766
Peak Year 1921 1957
Peak Year Births 8 33
Peak Decade 1910ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1943

Births by Decade

Decade Howe Howie
1910ss 20 —
1920ss 8 —
1940ss — 41
1950ss — 170
1960ss — 160
1970ss — 46
1980ss — 23
1990ss — 44
2000ss — 91
2010ss — 110
2020ss — 81

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Howe Howie
2014 — 10
2015 — 9
2016 — 11
2017 — 14
2018 — 10
2019 — 15
2020 — 12
2021 — 14
2022 — 19
2023 — 18
2024 — 18

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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