male NAME · CURRENTLY #1004

Howard

HOW-ərd

“army guardian”

A traditional English given name that also functions as a surname.

surname-derivedtraditional
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Howard has traveled through time

3571880 4381885 5091890 6411895 7841900 7461905 1,3091910 6,1301915 7,5101920 7,2211925 6,3951930 4,9891935 4,8341940 4,7911945 5,1761950 4,7681955 3,8411960 2,6931965 2,0141970 1,1811975 9351980 6831985 5721990 3581995 2702000 2292005 2292010 1942015 1942020 2262025
LATEST YEAR2025226 births
PEAK RANK#24in 1919
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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