Howard

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard.

From Wikipedia

Howard first appears in the data in 1954 and has been recorded in 3 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1954 with 66 babies (rank #90 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Howard

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Howard yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Howard

Howard CarterEgyptologist · b. 1874
Howard HughesFlieger · b. 1905
Howard Floreypathologist · b. 1898
Howard Hawksfilm screenwriter · b. 1896
Howard Zinnlabor historian · b. 1922

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1954	66	#90
2015	1	#1,377
2016	1	#1,382