Howard Name Popularity

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How popular is Howard?

The less frequently given name Howard was the 968th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 24, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 1919 and as recently as 1920.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1921 with 7,713 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Howard was 193 in 2013.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Howard occurred roughly during the years 1907-1918, and 1939-1942, whereas 1964-1976, and 1990-1994 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Howard popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The popularity trend for Howard has been moving downward for a while. however, the number of children named Howard lately has risen.

The name Howard is used by only a select few but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Howard has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Howard (Girl)		Howard (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	213	968
2017		< 5	--	202	999
2016		< 5	--	240	901
2015		< 5	--	194	1,036
2014		< 5	--	210	989
2013		< 5	--	193	1,008
2012		< 5	--	202	986
2011		< 5	--	207	958
2010		< 5	--	229	895
2009		< 5	--	215	945
2008		< 5	--	229	905
2007		< 5	--	240	864
2006		< 5	--	243	837
2005		< 5	--	229	823
2004		< 5	--	235	775
2003		< 5	--	258	718
2002		< 5	--	265	686
2001		< 5	--	289	646
2000		< 5	--	270	663
1999		< 5	--	277	638
1998		< 5	--	330	586
1997		< 5	--	324	572
1996		< 5	--	305	589
1995		< 5	--	357	534
1994		< 5	--	374	523
1993		< 5	--	416	498
1992		< 5	--	464	466
1991		< 5	--	495	444
1990		< 5	--	572	403
1989		< 5	--	558	393
1988		< 5	--	614	344
1987		6	10,317	625	330
1986		6	9,973	599	331
1985		6	9,735	676	302
1984		9	6,996	673	298
1983		< 5	--	726	282
1982		13	5,325	794	268
1981		6	9,502	855	256
1980		10	6,458	924	242
1979		7	8,338	928	238
1978		8	7,186	957	222
1977		13	5,026	1,017	216
1976		12	4,993	1,032	208
1975		15	4,220	1,166	195
1974		8	6,451	1,207	186
1973		17	3,685	1,351	174
1972		14	4,163	1,492	168
1971		10	5,250	1,840	156
1970		18	3,483	1,996	156
1969		15	3,675	2,145	142
1968		15	3,502	2,156	133
1967		12	3,922	2,287	131
1966		13	3,627	2,548	120
1965		15	3,309	2,677	122
1964		11	4,195	3,062	116
1963		13	3,692	3,158	114
1962		12	3,873	3,274	114
1961		20	2,779	3,564	109
1960		14	3,418	3,825	108
1959		12	3,689	3,990	104
1958		15	3,152	4,365	95
1957		15	3,081	4,611	89
1956		18	2,756	4,696	84
1955		22	2,361	4,749	83
1954		17	2,733	4,928	80
1953		23	2,198	4,989	77
1952		13	3,096	5,244	73
1951		11	3,360	5,104	74
1950		12	3,130	5,168	63
1949		10	3,478	5,285	63
1948		9	3,705	5,497	63
1947		21	2,160	6,061	62
1946		8	3,800	5,694	55
1945		23	1,770	4,767	54
1944		16	2,236	5,025	53
1943		21	1,919	5,737	48
1942		20	1,938	5,567	49
1941		14	2,305	5,071	47
1940		10	2,825	4,825	45
1939		31	1,330	4,608	48
1938		16	2,056	5,016	42
1937		22	1,655	4,701	42
1936		31	1,302	4,875	40
1935		19	1,810	4,969	39
1934		22	1,626	5,066	37
1933		32	1,273	4,994	36
1932		33	1,278	5,293	36
1931		33	1,271	5,621	34
1930		54	1,005	6,342	31
1929		46	1,084	6,012	31
1928		56	999	6,493	31
1927		42	1,207	6,833	28
1926		50	1,061	6,838	27
1925		48	1,111	7,167	26
1924		46	1,156	7,372	26
1923		36	1,313	7,159	26
1922		41	1,216	7,296	26
1921		36	1,317	7,713	27
1920		44	1,146	7,465	24
1919		28	1,498	6,844	24
1918		38	1,223	6,928	26
1917		34	1,248	6,410	26
1916		30	1,344	6,171	25
1915		27	1,381	6,103	25
1914		25	1,243	4,490	26
1913		20	1,289	3,663	26
1912		19	1,230	3,212	25
1911		6	2,314	1,467	28
1910		< 5	--	1,310	27
1909		9	1,527	1,166	26
1908		5	2,257	1,078	28
1907		< 5	--	875	33
1906		6	1,829	803	32
1905		11	1,207	735	35
1904		6	1,756	726	35
1903		< 5	--	636	37
1902		< 5	--	632	35
1901		5	1,792	584	34
1900		5	2,056	779	35
1899		5	1,713	589	34
1898		6	1,594	706	35
1897		< 5	--	634	33
1896		< 5	--	677	33
1895		< 5	--	641	33
1894		< 5	--	612	33
1893		< 5	--	556	35
1892		< 5	--	548	39
1891		5	1,411	485	40
1890		8	1,046	501	40
1889		< 5	--	503	38
1888		8	988	513	40
1887		5	1,214	429	42
1886		< 5	--	467	37
1885		< 5	--	438	41
1884		< 5	--	432	44
1883		< 5	--	429	39
1882		< 5	--	422	42
1881		< 5	--	359	42
1880		< 5	--	357	44

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.