Names / Boy names
Howard
Current rank
#1,004
holding steady
All-time peak
#24
in 1920
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
348,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #24 in 1920 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
High guardian. The name enters U.S. records in U.S. records in 1880. It peaked in 1920 at #24. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Over 348,300 have carried it since records began.