How Many People Are Named Howie?
An estimated 675 people in the United States have the first name Howie. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Howie peaked in popularity in 1957 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Howie 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 Howie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
675
About 1 in 507,784 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1957
33 births
Total Registered
766
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Howie
Howie is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 766 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Howie as a male name
Ranked #5,288 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (33 births)
Howie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Howie span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 170 babies were registered. While Howie is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Howie by Decade
How has Howie 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.
Howie by State
Howie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Howie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Howie
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Howie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Howie?
We estimate approximately 675 people named Howie 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 507,784 Americans share this first name.
Is Howie a common name?
Howie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 766 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Howie most popular?
Howie reached peak popularity in 1957, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Howie is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Howie a male name?
Howie is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Howie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Howie Smith, Howie Johnson, Howie 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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