Howell is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Howell is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,947 for boy births in the United States (and #14,606 across all names), given to 12 babies. Howell first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (93 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | #6,947 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,435 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #7,924 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #8,567 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | #8,422 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 | #6,090 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,286 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #12,995 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #9,946 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,844 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | #10,105 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #11,366 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #10,282 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,323 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,127 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,181 |
| 2000 | 9 | 9 | #7,042 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #8,565 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,560 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,509 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #7,825 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #7,636 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #4,259 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,492 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,568 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,404 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,136 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,384 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,190 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | #4,061 |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #3,961 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #4,673 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,241 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #2,976 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,401 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,579 |
| 1975 | 12 | — | #3,136 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #3,024 |
| 1973 | 13 | — | #2,774 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #2,585 |
| 1971 | 26 | — | #1,754 |
| 1970 | 18 | — | #2,162 |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #1,935 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #1,754 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #1,784 |
| 1966 | 31 | — | #1,385 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | #1,538 |
| 1964 | 42 | — | #1,192 |
| 1963 | 26 | — | #1,558 |
| 1962 | 36 | — | #1,300 |
| 1961 | 36 | — | #1,335 |
| 1960 | 33 | — | #1,387 |
| 1959 | 44 | — | #1,177 |
| 1958 | 52 | — | #1,064 |
| 1957 | 45 | — | #1,156 |
| 1956 | 56 | — | #1,002 |
| 1955 | 48 | — | #1,086 |
| 1954 | 59 | — | #964 |
| 1953 | 44 | — | #1,114 |
| 1952 | 57 | — | #944 |
| 1951 | 61 | — | #907 |
| 1950 | 74 | — | #792 |
| 1949 | 56 | — | #928 |
| 1948 | 51 | — | #979 |
| 1947 | 63 | — | #883 |
| 1946 | 57 | — | #872 |
| 1945 | 50 | — | #906 |
| 1944 | 48 | — | #924 |
| 1943 | 66 | — | #810 |
| 1942 | 47 | — | #977 |
| 1941 | 57 | — | #842 |
| 1940 | 61 | — | #796 |
| 1939 | 68 | — | #728 |
| 1938 | 56 | — | #829 |
| 1937 | 61 | — | #790 |
| 1936 | 67 | — | #738 |
| 1935 | 55 | — | #846 |
| 1934 | 67 | — | #749 |
| 1933 | 62 | — | #777 |
| 1932 | 61 | — | #820 |
| 1931 | 59 | — | #820 |
| 1930 | 51 | — | #951 |
| 1929 | 46 | — | #1,000 |
| 1928 | 61 | — | #849 |
| 1927 | 80 | — | #728 |
| 1926 | 73 | — | #752 |
| 1925 | 79 | — | #734 |
| 1924 | 78 | — | #757 |
| 1923 | 80 | — | #731 |
| 1922 | 65 | — | #852 |
| 1921 | 75 | — | #776 |
| 1920 | 93 | — | #665 |
| 1919 | 63 | — | #825 |
| 1918 | 66 | — | #806 |
| 1917 | 74 | — | #708 |
| 1916 | 69 | — | #727 |
| 1915 | 68 | — | #719 |
| 1914 | 56 | — | #682 |
| 1913 | 43 | — | #701 |
| 1912 | 28 | — | #844 |
| 1911 | 20 | — | #719 |
| 1910 | 13 | — | #899 |
| 1909 | 15 | — | #734 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | #1,062 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | #842 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #965 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | #649 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,133 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #959 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | #823 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | #705 |
| 1900 | 14 | — | #688 |
| 1899 | 13 | — | #564 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | #844 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #754 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #799 |
| 1895 | 16 | — | #516 |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #578 |
| 1892 | 9 | — | #767 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | #668 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | #616 |
| 1889 | 8 | — | #749 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | #865 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | #654 |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #724 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | #734 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | #558 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | #617 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | #589 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | #823 |
| 1880 | 14 | — | #491 |