Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: EnglishHowell is a surname and given name originating from Wales. It is an anglicised form of the Welsh name Hywel. It originates in a dynasty of kings in Wales and Brittany in the 9th and 10th-centuries, most notably king Hywel Dda and three Welsh royal houses of that time onwards.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Howell yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 14 | #491 |
| 1881 | 6 | #823 |
| 1882 | 11 | #589 |
| 1883 | 10 | #617 |
| 1884 | 12 | #558 |
| 1885 | 8 | #734 |
| 1886 | 8 | #724 |
| 1887 | 9 | #654 |
| 1888 | 7 | #865 |
| 1889 | 8 | #749 |
| 1890 | 11 | #616 |
| 1891 | 9 | #668 |
| 1892 | 9 | #767 |
| 1894 | 13 | #578 |
| 1895 | 16 | #516 |
| 1896 | 9 | #799 |
| 1897 | 9 | #754 |
| 1898 | 8 | #844 |
| 1899 | 13 | #564 |
| 1900 | 14 | #688 |
| 1901 | 10 | #705 |
| 1902 | 9 | #823 |
| 1903 | 7 | #959 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,133 |
| 1905 | 14 | #649 |
| 1906 | 8 | #965 |
| 1907 | 11 | #842 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,062 |
| 1909 | 15 | #734 |
| 1910 | 13 | #899 |
| 1911 | 20 | #719 |
| 1912 | 28 | #844 |
| 1913 | 43 | #701 |
| 1914 | 56 | #682 |
| 1915 | 68 | #719 |
| 1916 | 69 | #727 |
| 1917 | 74 | #708 |
| 1918 | 66 | #806 |
| 1919 | 63 | #825 |
| 1920 | 93 | #665 |
| 1921 | 75 | #776 |
| 1922 | 65 | #852 |
| 1923 | 80 | #731 |
| 1924 | 78 | #757 |
| 1925 | 79 | #734 |
| 1926 | 73 | #752 |
| 1927 | 80 | #727 |
| 1928 | 61 | #849 |
| 1929 | 46 | #1,000 |
| 1930 | 51 | #951 |
| 1931 | 59 | #820 |
| 1932 | 61 | #820 |
| 1933 | 62 | #777 |
| 1934 | 67 | #749 |
| 1935 | 55 | #846 |
| 1936 | 67 | #738 |
| 1937 | 61 | #790 |
| 1938 | 56 | #829 |
| 1939 | 68 | #728 |
| 1940 | 61 | #796 |
| 1941 | 57 | #842 |
| 1942 | 47 | #977 |
| 1943 | 66 | #810 |
| 1944 | 48 | #924 |
| 1945 | 50 | #906 |
| 1946 | 57 | #872 |
| 1947 | 63 | #883 |
| 1948 | 51 | #979 |
| 1949 | 56 | #928 |
| 1950 | 74 | #792 |
| 1951 | 61 | #907 |
| 1952 | 57 | #944 |
| 1953 | 44 | #1,114 |
| 1954 | 59 | #965 |
| 1955 | 48 | #1,087 |
| 1956 | 56 | #1,002 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,156 |
| 1958 | 52 | #1,064 |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,176 |
| 1960 | 33 | #1,388 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,334 |
| 1962 | 36 | #1,299 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1964 | 42 | #1,191 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,538 |
| 1966 | 31 | #1,385 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,783 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,754 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,935 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,163 |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,754 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,584 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,775 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,024 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,135 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,579 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,400 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,976 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,241 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,674 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,960 |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,060 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,284 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,188 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,384 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,137 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,405 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,568 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,490 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,259 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,637 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,825 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,510 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,559 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,565 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,042 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,181 |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,126 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,322 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,282 |
| 2011 | 6 | #11,364 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,103 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,843 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,945 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,990 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,281 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,087 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,416 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,559 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,920 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,397 |
