How Many People Are Named Howell?
An estimated 1,482 people in the United States have the first name Howell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Howell peaked in popularity in 1920 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Howell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Howell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,482
About 1 in 231,278 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1920
93 births
Total Registered
3,911
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Howell
Howell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,911 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Howell as a male name
Ranked #7,397 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (93 births)
Howell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Howell span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 730 babies were registered. Howell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Howell by Decade
How has Howell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Howell by State
Birth registrations for Howell span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Illinois. On average, about 82 Howells were registered per state.
Howell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Howell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Howell
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Howell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Howell?
We estimate approximately 1,482 people named Howell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 231,278 Americans share this first name.
Is Howell a common name?
Howell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,911 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Howell most popular?
Howell reached peak popularity in 1920, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Howell is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Howell a male name?
Howell is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Howell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Howell Smith, Howell Johnson, Howell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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