Is Howard a boy or girl name?
Howard is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 207 boys were named Howard, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 348,120 US babies named Howard were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,056
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Howard since 1880
- 348,120
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 7,749 babies
Boys and girls named Howard, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,349 | 13 | 0.3% |
| 1890s | 5,949 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 1900s | 8,014 | 47 | 0.6% |
| 1910s | 46,596 | 227 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 70,348 | 445 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 51,495 | 293 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 53,530 | 152 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 47,855 | 157 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 28,701 | 140 | 0.5% |
| 1970s | 12,983 | 122 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 7,052 | 56 | 0.8% |
| 1990s | 3,915 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,477 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,111 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,069 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 207 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 219 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 241 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 194 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 216 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 213 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 203 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 241 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 194 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 211 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 194 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 203 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 207 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 229 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 216 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 229 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 241 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 243 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 229 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 235 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 258 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 266 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 290 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 270 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 277 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 330 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 324 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 305 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 358 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 374 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 416 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 464 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 495 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 572 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 559 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 614 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 626 | #330 | 6 | #10,322 |
| 1986 | 600 | #331 | 6 | #9,977 |
| 1985 | 677 | #302 | 6 | #9,736 |
| 1984 | 674 | #298 | 9 | #7,000 |
| 1983 | 727 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 795 | #268 | 13 | #5,325 |
| 1981 | 855 | #255 | 6 | #9,506 |
| 1980 | 925 | #242 | 10 | #6,459 |
| 1979 | 927 | #238 | 7 | #8,344 |
| 1978 | 957 | #222 | 8 | #7,189 |
| 1977 | 1,017 | #216 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1976 | 1,032 | #208 | 12 | #4,992 |
| 1975 | 1,166 | #195 | 15 | #4,222 |
| 1974 | 1,208 | #186 | 8 | #6,455 |
| 1973 | 1,351 | #173 | 17 | #3,686 |
| 1972 | 1,492 | #168 | 14 | #4,162 |
| 1971 | 1,837 | #156 | 10 | #5,252 |
| 1970 | 1,996 | #156 | 18 | #3,482 |
| 1969 | 2,146 | #142 | 15 | #3,677 |
| 1968 | 2,156 | #133 | 15 | #3,501 |
| 1967 | 2,285 | #131 | 12 | #3,923 |
| 1966 | 2,545 | #120 | 13 | #3,629 |
| 1965 | 2,678 | #122 | 15 | #3,311 |
| 1964 | 3,061 | #116 | 11 | #4,195 |
| 1963 | 3,160 | #114 | 13 | #3,691 |
| 1962 | 3,275 | #114 | 12 | #3,874 |
| 1961 | 3,571 | #109 | 20 | #2,779 |
| 1960 | 3,824 | #108 | 14 | #3,419 |
| 1959 | 3,988 | #104 | 12 | #3,690 |
| 1958 | 4,364 | #95 | 15 | #3,150 |
| 1957 | 4,615 | #89 | 15 | #3,082 |
| 1956 | 4,706 | #84 | 17 | #2,862 |
| 1955 | 4,747 | #83 | 22 | #2,363 |
| 1954 | 4,933 | #80 | 17 | #2,734 |
| 1953 | 4,985 | #78 | 23 | #2,197 |
| 1952 | 5,244 | #73 | 13 | #3,096 |
| 1951 | 5,108 | #74 | 11 | #3,363 |
| 1950 | 5,165 | #63 | 12 | #3,130 |
| 1949 | 5,284 | #63 | 10 | #3,479 |
| 1948 | 5,497 | #63 | 9 | #3,706 |
| 1947 | 6,061 | #62 | 21 | #2,161 |
| 1946 | 5,694 | #55 | 8 | #3,801 |
| 1945 | 4,768 | #54 | 23 | #1,770 |
| 1944 | 5,025 | #53 | 16 | #2,238 |
| 1943 | 5,739 | #48 | 21 | #1,919 |
| 1942 | 5,570 | #49 | 20 | #1,938 |
| 1941 | 5,068 | #47 | 14 | #2,304 |
| 1940 | 4,824 | #45 | 10 | #2,825 |
| 1939 | 4,613 | #47 | 31 | #1,329 |
| 1938 | 5,018 | #42 | 16 | #2,054 |
| 1937 | 4,700 | #42 | 22 | #1,655 |
| 1936 | 4,874 | #40 | 31 | #1,305 |
| 1935 | 4,970 | #39 | 19 | #1,809 |
| 1934 | 5,068 | #37 | 22 | #1,626 |
| 1933 | 4,995 | #36 | 32 | #1,273 |
| 1932 | 5,292 | #36 | 33 | #1,279 |
| 1931 | 5,623 | #34 | 33 | #1,269 |
| 1930 | 6,342 | #31 | 54 | #1,005 |
| 1929 | 6,010 | #31 | 46 | #1,083 |
| 1928 | 6,496 | #31 | 56 | #999 |
| 1927 | 6,831 | #28 | 42 | #1,207 |
| 1926 | 6,836 | #27 | 50 | #1,061 |
| 1925 | 7,171 | #26 | 48 | #1,111 |
| 1924 | 7,372 | #26 | 46 | #1,156 |
| 1923 | 7,157 | #26 | 36 | #1,313 |
| 1922 | 7,296 | #26 | 41 | #1,215 |
| 1921 | 7,713 | #27 | 36 | #1,318 |
| 1920 | 7,466 | #24 | 44 | #1,146 |
| 1919 | 6,843 | #24 | 28 | #1,498 |
| 1918 | 6,928 | #26 | 38 | #1,223 |
| 1917 | 6,410 | #26 | 34 | #1,248 |
| 1916 | 6,171 | #25 | 30 | #1,344 |
| 1915 | 6,103 | #25 | 27 | #1,381 |
| 1914 | 4,490 | #26 | 25 | #1,243 |
| 1913 | 3,663 | #26 | 20 | #1,289 |
| 1912 | 3,212 | #25 | 19 | #1,230 |
| 1911 | 1,467 | #28 | 6 | #2,314 |
| 1910 | 1,309 | #27 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 1,166 | #26 | 9 | #1,527 |
| 1908 | 1,078 | #28 | 5 | #2,257 |
| 1907 | 875 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 803 | #32 | 6 | #1,829 |
| 1905 | 735 | #35 | 11 | #1,207 |
| 1904 | 726 | #35 | 6 | #1,756 |
| 1903 | 636 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 632 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 584 | #34 | 5 | #1,792 |
| 1900 | 779 | #35 | 5 | #2,056 |
| 1899 | 589 | #34 | 5 | #1,713 |
| 1898 | 706 | #35 | 6 | #1,594 |
| 1897 | 634 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 677 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 641 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 612 | #33 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 556 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 548 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 485 | #40 | 5 | #1,411 |
| 1890 | 501 | #40 | 8 | #1,046 |
| 1889 | 503 | #38 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 513 | #40 | 8 | #988 |
| 1887 | 429 | #42 | 5 | #1,214 |
| 1886 | 467 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 438 | #41 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 432 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 429 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 422 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 359 | #42 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 357 | #44 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Howard reached #24 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #988 in 1888. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Howard
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.