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Howard

Boy's name · #1004 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Howard belongs to an older America first — it reached #24 back in 1919 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1004. About 347,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,955 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,562 in Canada (2024).

Famous Howards

• Howard Carter — British egyptologist (1874–1939)
• Howard Hughes — American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer (1905–1976)
• Howard Florey — Australian pathologist (1898–1968)
• Howard Hawks — American film director, producer and screenwriter (1896–1977)
• Howard Zinn — American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker (1922–2010)

In stories & tradition

• Howard the Duck — Guardians of the Galaxy (film)
• Howard Wolowitz — The Big Bang Theory (TV series)
• Howard Stark — Marvel Comics

What Howards become

Among 2,397 notable people named Howard:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.36× more often than among typical names — e.g. Howard Lincoln, American lawyer and businessman.

Similar names: Ralph · Harold · Clifford · Leonard · Bernard · Stanley

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