Howe — boys' name

What the Data Says About Howe

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Howe between 1912 and 1921, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Howe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Howe performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Howe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Howe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.