Howard Popularity by Year
Follow Howard across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Howard birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 226 | #1,002 | Up 55 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 207 | #1,057 | Down 54 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 219 | #1,003 | Up 54 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 208 | #1,057 | Down 120 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 241 | #937 | Up 107 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 194 | #1,044 | Down 60 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 216 | #984 | Down 9 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 213 | #975 | Up 21 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 203 | #996 | Down 95 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 241 | #901 | Up 137 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 194 | #1,038 | Down 52 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 211 | #986 | Up 22 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 194 | #1,008 | Down 25 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 203 | #983 | Down 26 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 207 | #957 | Down 63 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 229 | #894 | Up 48 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 216 | #942 | Down 36 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 229 | #906 | Down 45 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 241 | #861 | Down 27 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 243 | #834 | Down 12 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 229 | #822 | Down 48 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 235 | #774 | Down 56 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 258 | #718 | Down 34 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 266 | #684 | Down 41 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 290 | #643 | Up 21 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 270 | #664 | Down 27 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 277 | #637 | Down 51 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 330 | #586 | Down 14 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 324 | #572 | Up 17 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 305 | #589 | Down 57 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 358 | #532 | Down 9 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 374 | #523 | Down 24 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 416 | #499 | Down 33 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 464 | #466 | Down 22 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 495 | #444 | Down 41 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 572 | #403 | Down 11 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 559 | #392 | Down 48 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 614 | #344 | Down 14 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 626 | #330 | Up 1 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 6 | #9,825 | Down 280 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 600 | #331 | Down 30 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 6 | #9,545 | Down 238 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 677 | #301 | Down 3 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 6 | #9,307 | Down 2,497 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 674 | #298 | Down 16 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 9 | #6,810 | Down 1,601 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 727 | #282 | Down 14 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 795 | #268 | Down 13 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 13 | #5,209 | Up 3,901 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 855 | #255 | Down 13 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 6 | #9,110 | Down 2,791 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 925 | #242 | Down 4 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 10 | #6,319 | Up 1,742 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 926 | #238 | Down 16 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 7 | #8,061 | Down 1,113 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 956 | #222 | Down 6 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 8 | #6,948 | Down 2,006 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 1,017 | #216 | Down 8 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 13 | #4,942 | Down 37 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 1,032 | #208 | Down 13 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 12 | #4,905 | Down 764 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 1,166 | #195 | Down 9 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 15 | #4,141 | Up 2,117 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 1,208 | #186 | Down 12 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 8 | #6,258 | Down 2,623 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 1,349 | #174 | Down 6 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 17 | #3,635 | Up 456 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 1,493 | #168 | Down 12 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 14 | #4,091 | Up 1,045 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 1,837 | #156 | No rank change |
| 1971 | Girls | 10 | #5,136 | Down 1,701 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 1,996 | #156 | Down 14 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 18 | #3,435 | Up 184 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 2,146 | #142 | Down 9 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 15 | #3,619 | Down 163 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 2,156 | #133 | Down 2 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 15 | #3,456 | Up 389 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 2,284 | #131 | Down 11 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 12 | #3,845 | Down 287 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 2,546 | #120 | Up 2 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 13 | #3,558 | Down 294 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 2,678 | #122 | Down 6 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 15 | #3,264 | Up 832 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 3,059 | #116 | Down 2 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 11 | #4,096 | Down 461 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 3,160 | #114 | No rank change |
| 1963 | Girls | 13 | #3,635 | Up 147 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 3,277 | #114 | Down 5 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 12 | #3,782 | Down 1,030 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 3,570 | #109 | Down 1 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 20 | #2,752 | Up 605 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 3,827 | #108 | Down 4 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 14 | #3,357 | Up 262 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 3,987 | #104 | Down 9 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 12 | #3,619 | Down 534 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 4,364 | #95 | Down 6 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 15 | #3,085 | Down 52 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 4,614 | #89 | Down 5 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 15 | #3,033 | Down 207 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 4,707 | #84 | Down 1 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 17 | #2,826 | Down 485 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 4,746 | #83 | Down 3 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 22 | #2,341 | Up 354 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 4,933 | #80 | Down 3 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 17 | #2,695 | Down 522 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 4,985 | #77 | Down 4 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 23 | #2,173 | Up 867 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 5,244 | #73 | Up 1 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 13 | #3,040 | Up 244 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 5,108 | #74 | Down 11 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 11 | #3,284 | Down 232 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 5,164 | #63 | No rank change |
| 1950 | Girls | 12 | #3,052 | Up 341 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 5,284 | #63 | No rank change |
| 1949 | Girls | 10 | #3,393 | Up 200 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 5,497 | #63 | Down 1 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 9 | #3,593 | Down 1,447 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 6,061 | #62 | Down 7 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 21 | #2,146 | Up 1,519 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 5,694 | #55 | Down 1 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 8 | #3,665 | Down 1,922 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 4,768 | #54 | Down 1 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 23 | #1,743 | Up 456 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 5,025 | #53 | Down 5 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 16 | #2,199 | Down 299 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 5,739 | #48 | Up 1 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 21 | #1,900 | Up 17 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 5,571 | #49 | Down 2 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 20 | #1,917 | Up 355 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 5,067 | #47 | Down 2 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 14 | #2,272 | Up 465 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 4,824 | #45 | Up 2 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 10 | #2,737 | Down 1,410 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 4,613 | #47 | Down 5 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 31 | #1,327 | Up 694 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 5,018 | #42 | No rank change |
| 1938 | Girls | 16 | #2,021 | Down 391 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 4,700 | #42 | Down 2 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 22 | #1,630 | Down 334 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 4,874 | #40 | Down 1 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 31 | #1,296 | Up 483 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 4,970 | #39 | Down 2 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 19 | #1,779 | Down 176 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 5,068 | #37 | Down 1 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 22 | #1,603 | Down 341 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 4,995 | #36 | No rank change |
| 1933 | Girls | 32 | #1,262 | Up 6 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 5,292 | #36 | Down 2 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 33 | #1,268 | Down 10 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 5,624 | #34 | Down 3 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 33 | #1,258 | Down 256 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 6,341 | #31 | No rank change |
| 1930 | Girls | 54 | #1,002 | Up 76 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 6,010 | #31 | No rank change |
| 1929 | Girls | 46 | #1,078 | Down 84 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 6,496 | #31 | Down 3 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 56 | #994 | Up 200 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 6,831 | #28 | Down 1 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 42 | #1,194 | Down 140 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 6,836 | #27 | Down 1 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 50 | #1,054 | Up 47 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 7,173 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1925 | Girls | 48 | #1,101 | Up 50 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 7,371 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1924 | Girls | 46 | #1,151 | Up 154 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 7,156 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1923 | Girls | 36 | #1,305 | Down 98 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 7,296 | #26 | Up 1 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 41 | #1,207 | Up 91 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 7,713 | #27 | Down 3 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 36 | #1,298 | Down 166 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 7,466 | #24 | No rank change |
| 1920 | Girls | 44 | #1,132 | Up 349 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 6,843 | #24 | Up 2 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 28 | #1,481 | Down 267 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 6,928 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1918 | Girls | 38 | #1,214 | Up 27 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 6,410 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 34 | #1,241 | Up 91 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 6,171 | #25 | No rank change |
| 1916 | Girls | 30 | #1,332 | Up 35 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 6,103 | #25 | Up 1 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 27 | #1,367 | Down 139 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 4,490 | #26 | No rank change |
| 1914 | Girls | 25 | #1,228 | Up 46 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 3,663 | #26 | Down 1 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 20 | #1,274 | Down 56 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 3,212 | #25 | Up 3 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 19 | #1,218 | Up 973 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 1,467 | #28 | Down 1 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 6 | #2,191 | Down 720 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 1,309 | #27 | Down 1 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 1,166 | #26 | Up 2 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 9 | #1,471 | Up 630 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 1,078 | #28 | Up 5 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 5 | #2,101 | Down 374 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 875 | #33 | Down 1 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 803 | #32 | Up 3 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 6 | #1,727 | Down 565 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 735 | #35 | No rank change |
| 1905 | Girls | 11 | #1,162 | Up 497 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 726 | #35 | Up 2 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 6 | #1,659 | Up 20 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 636 | #37 | Down 2 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 632 | #35 | Down 1 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 584 | #34 | Up 1 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 5 | #1,679 | Up 253 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 779 | #35 | Down 1 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 5 | #1,932 | Down 336 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 589 | #34 | Up 1 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 5 | #1,596 | Down 94 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 706 | #35 | Down 2 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 6 | #1,502 | Down 170 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 634 | #33 | No rank change |
| 1896 | Boys | 677 | #33 | No rank change |
| 1895 | Boys | 641 | #33 | No rank change |
| 1894 | Boys | 612 | #33 | Up 2 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 556 | #35 | Up 4 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 548 | #39 | Up 1 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 485 | #40 | No rank change |
| 1891 | Girls | 5 | #1,332 | Down 326 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 501 | #40 | Down 2 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 8 | #1,006 | Down 47 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 503 | #38 | Up 2 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 513 | #40 | Up 2 places |
| 1888 | Girls | 8 | #959 | Up 188 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 429 | #42 | Down 5 places |
| 1887 | Girls | 5 | #1,147 | — |
| 1886 | Boys | 467 | #37 | Up 4 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 438 | #41 | Up 3 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 432 | #44 | Down 5 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 429 | #39 | Up 3 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 422 | #42 | Down 1 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 359 | #41 | Up 3 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 357 | #44 | — |