Boys' name · since 1943
Howie
788 babies named Howie in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,953 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 788
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Howie is the #4733 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 788 recorded since 1943.
Social Security Administration records show Howie recorded 788 times among boys since 1943, holding rank #4733 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #5,953 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,733 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 788 born since 1943
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Howie ranks #5,953 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,733 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 788 born since 1943, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,953 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,733 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 788
- born since 1943
- 1950s
- peak decade
Howie's 788 recorded births place it above 86.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Howie compares
788 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Howie's all-time total is 114% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Howie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 788 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Howie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Howie's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Howie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Howie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (170 births, 22% of the file).
1950s was Howie's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Howie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s
1950s
170 births
- 1960s
1960s
160 births
- 1970s 46
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 170 births (22% of all-time use).
How Howie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Howie's total volume
Howie by state
Where Howie concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 49 | 6.2% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 2.5% |
49 of 788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Howie's data
- Howie's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (170 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Howies (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Howie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Howie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.