Howl vs Howie

Side-by-side comparison of Howl and Howie — 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

Howie

Boy name · Rank #5258

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Metric Howl Howie
Current Rank #6429 #5258
Total Births (all years) 53 766
Peak Year 2024 1957
Peak Year Births 14 33
Peak Decade 2020ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2019 1943

Births by Decade

Decade Howl Howie
1940ss — 41
1950ss — 170
1960ss — 160
1970ss — 46
1980ss — 23
1990ss — 44
2000ss — 91
2010ss 5 110
2020ss 48 81

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Howl Howie
2014 — 10
2015 — 9
2016 — 11
2017 — 14
2018 — 10
2019 5 15
2020 — 12
2021 11 14
2022 13 19
2023 10 18
2024 14 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, 2019–2024.

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