Howl vs Howard

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

Name A

Howl

Boy name · Rank #6429

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Name B

Howard

Boy name · Rank #1054

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Metric Howl Howard
Current Rank #6429 #1054
Total Births (all years) 53 346,444
Peak Year 2024 1921
Peak Year Births 14 7,713
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2019 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Howl Howard
1880ss — 4,349
1890ss — 5,949
1900ss — 8,014
1910ss — 46,596
1920ss — 70,348
1930ss — 51,495
1940ss — 53,530
1950ss — 47,855
1960ss — 28,701
1970ss — 12,983
1980ss — 7,052
1990ss — 3,915
2000ss — 2,477
2010ss 5 2,111
2020ss 48 1,069

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Howl Howard
2014 — 211
2015 — 194
2016 — 241
2017 — 203
2018 — 213
2019 5 216
2020 — 194
2021 11 241
2022 13 208
2023 10 219
2024 14 207

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, 2019–2024.

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