Howell
Howell was the 6947th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 491st; the most babies were born in 1920 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,999 places. More babies were named Howell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,947 boys, down 857 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192093 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,923babies recorded
Howell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,947 | 12 |
| 2020 | #6,090 | 14 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #7,042 | 9 |
| 1990 | #4,259 | 13 |
| 1980 | #4,673 | 8 |
| 1970 | #2,162 | 18 |
| 1960 | #1,387 | 33 |
| 1950 | #792 | 74 |
| 1940 | #796 | 61 |
| 1930 | #951 | 51 |
| 1920 | #665 | 93 |
| 1910 | #899 | 13 |
| 1900 | #688 | 14 |
| 1890 | #616 | 11 |
| 1880 | #491 | 14 |
How popular is Howell, counting every spelling?
Howell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Howell?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Howell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Howell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Howell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Howell?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Howell are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 52 and 76. That makes Howell a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Howell
How popular is the name Howell?
Howell was the 6947th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 491st; the most babies were born in 1920 (93). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,999 places. More babies were named Howell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Howell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Howell in the US.