Is Howell a boy or girl name?
Howell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 11 boys were named Howell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,911 US babies named Howell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,397
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Howell since 1880
- 3,911
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 93 babies
Boys and girls named Howell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 102 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 500 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 730 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 607 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 556 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 540 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 290 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 46 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 45 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,397 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,920 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,559 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,416 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,087 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,281 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,990 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,945 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,843 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,103 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,364 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,282 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,322 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,126 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,181 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,042 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,565 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,559 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,510 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,825 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,637 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,259 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,490 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,568 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,405 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,137 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,384 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,188 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,284 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,060 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,960 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,674 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,241 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,976 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,400 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,579 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,024 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,584 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,538 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 42 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,156 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 56 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 48 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 59 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 57 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 61 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 74 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 56 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 51 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 63 | #883 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 57 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 50 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 48 | #924 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 66 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 47 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 57 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 61 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 68 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 56 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 61 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 67 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 55 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 67 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 62 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 61 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 59 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 51 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 61 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 80 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 73 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 79 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 78 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 80 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 65 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 75 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 93 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 63 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 66 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 74 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 69 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 68 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 56 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 43 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 28 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 20 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 13 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #959 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 14 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 8 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 9 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 9 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 11 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #724 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 10 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 14 | #491 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Howell reached #491 in 1880. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Howell
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.