Over the past 110 years, 324 539 boys and 60 girls have been named Howard. The name Howard ranks 99th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Howard in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Howard came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.