Over the past 110 years, 60 girls and 324 539 boys have been named Howard. The name Howard ranks 9984th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Howard in 1916. The peak of popularity of the name Howard came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.