Howell vs Howard

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

Name A

Howell

Boy name · Rank #7226

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Name B

Howard

Boy name · Rank #1054

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Metric Howell Howard
Current Rank #7226 #1054
Total Births (all years) 3,911 346,444
Peak Year 1920 1921
Peak Year Births 93 7,713
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Howell Howard
1880ss 93 4,349
1890ss 97 5,949
1900ss 102 8,014
1910ss 500 46,596
1920ss 730 70,348
1930ss 607 51,495
1940ss 556 53,530
1950ss 540 47,855
1960ss 290 28,701
1970ss 138 12,983
1980ss 78 7,052
1990ss 46 3,915
2000ss 45 2,477
2010ss 36 2,111
2020ss 53 1,069

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Howell Howard
2014 — 211
2015 7 194
2016 — 241
2017 5 203
2018 — 213
2019 6 216
2020 14 194
2021 9 241
2022 9 208
2023 10 219
2024 11 207

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, 1880–2024.

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