How Many People Are Named Howie?
people named Howie are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 507,852 people in the US has this name
Based on 788 babies named Howie in Social Security records from 1943 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of HOWARD.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Howie in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Howie alive today is about 37 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Howie first appears in the records in 1943 and was given most often in 1957, to 33 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1943 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Howie has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,375, in 1957. In 2025 it ranked #4,769.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,769 |
| Best rank | #1,375 (1957) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,923 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Howie alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Howie were born in New York than in any other state: about 34 of those alive today.
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