The baby name Howard appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1921 with 9,915 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Howard has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,647 |
| 1911 | 1,762 |
| 1912 | 3,917 |
| 1913 | 4,313 |
| 1914 | 5,477 |
| 1915 | 7,434 |
| 1916 | 6 |
| 1916 | 7,733 |
| 1917 | 8,343 |
| 1918 | 8,962 |
| 1919 | 8,871 |
| 1920 | 9,716 |
| 1921 | 9,915 |
| 1922 | 9,396 |
| 1923 | 15 |
| 1923 | 9,227 |
| 1924 | 9,475 |
| 1925 | 9,269 |
| 1926 | 23 |
| 1926 | 8,998 |
| 1927 | 12 |
| 1927 | 8,920 |
| 1928 | 21 |
| 1928 | 8,434 |
| 1929 | 7,692 |
| 1930 | 8,716 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1931 | 7,313 |
| 1932 | 6,445 |
| 1933 | 6,393 |
| 1934 | 6,445 |
| 1935 | 6,298 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1936 | 6,287 |
| 1937 | 6,035 |
| 1938 | 6,106 |
| 1939 | 5,438 |
| 1940 | 6,161 |
| 1941 | 6,544 |
| 1942 | 7,188 |
| 1943 | 7,349 |
| 1944 | 6,355 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1945 | 5,865 |
| 1946 | 6,352 |
| 1947 | 7,673 |
| 1948 | 7,365 |
| 1949 | 6,851 |
| 1950 | 6,747 |
| 1951 | 6,448 |
| 1952 | 6,520 |
| 1953 | 6,744 |
| 1954 | 6,271 |
| 1955 | 6,341 |
| 1956 | 6,436 |
| 1957 | 5,880 |
| 1958 | 5,590 |
| 1959 | 4,884 |
| 1960 | 4,569 |
| 1961 | 4,312 |
| 1962 | 3,992 |
| 1963 | 4,014 |
| 1964 | 3,676 |
| 1965 | 3,400 |
| 1966 | 3,040 |
| 1967 | 2,673 |
| 1968 | 2,522 |
| 1969 | 2,533 |
| 1970 | 2,319 |
| 1971 | 2,069 |
| 1972 | 1,691 |
| 1973 | 1,509 |
| 1974 | 1,351 |
| 1975 | 1,263 |
| 1976 | 1,249 |
| 1977 | 1,207 |
| 1978 | 1,008 |
| 1979 | 1,038 |
| 1980 | 1,064 |
| 1981 | 874 |
| 1982 | 849 |
| 1983 | 746 |
| 1984 | 673 |
| 1985 | 634 |
| 1986 | 662 |
| 1987 | 618 |
| 1988 | 626 |
| 1989 | 545 |
| 1990 | 578 |
| 1991 | 495 |
| 1992 | 514 |
| 1993 | 449 |
| 1994 | 421 |
| 1995 | 382 |
| 1996 | 315 |
| 1997 | 306 |
| 1998 | 320 |
| 1999 | 266 |
| 2000 | 242 |
| 2001 | 339 |
| 2002 | 238 |
| 2003 | 244 |
| 2004 | 247 |
| 2005 | 215 |
| 2006 | 255 |
| 2007 | 201 |
| 2008 | 221 |
| 2009 | 168 |
| 2010 | 181 |
| 2011 | 189 |
| 2012 | 182 |
| 2013 | 154 |
| 2014 | 167 |
| 2015 | 138 |
| 2016 | 228 |
| 2017 | 193 |
| 2018 | 194 |
| 2019 | 162 |
| 2020 | 142 |
| 2021 | 245 |
| 2022 | 150 |
| 2023 | 191 |
| 2024 | 168 |