—2024 rank
1921peak year
337,800babies named Howard since 1880
▼ 4%5-year trend
Howard popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Howard mean?
From Old French Huard, from Germanic Hughard, combining elements for 'heart, spirit' and 'brave'. A staid professional-sounding staple of the last century.
OriginEnglish, Germanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, vintage
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Famous Howards
- Howard Carter, archaeologist
- Howard Hawks, director
Spellings & variants
WardHowie
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