Howl vs Howell

Side-by-side comparison of Howl and Howell — 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

Howell

Boy name · Rank #7226

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Metric Howl Howell
Current Rank #6429 #7226
Total Births (all years) 53 3,911
Peak Year 2024 1920
Peak Year Births 14 93
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2019 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Howl Howell
1880ss — 93
1890ss — 97
1900ss — 102
1910ss — 500
1920ss — 730
1930ss — 607
1940ss — 556
1950ss — 540
1960ss — 290
1970ss — 138
1980ss — 78
1990ss — 46
2000ss — 45
2010ss 5 36
2020ss 48 53

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Howl Howell
2015 — 7
2017 — 5
2019 5 6
2020 — 14
2021 11 9
2022 13 9
2023 10 10
2024 14 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, 2019–2024.

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