Howie is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1957 and has grown less common since.
Howie is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,770 for boy births in the United States (and #10,076 across all names), given to 21 babies. Howie first appears in 1943 and peaked in 1957 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | #4,770 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | #5,134 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | #5,325 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #5,102 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | #6,151 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #6,769 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #5,923 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,809 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,145 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,323 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,288 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #7,767 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,765 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | #6,771 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #13,022 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,377 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | #8,558 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,880 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #5,517 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,024 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,128 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,722 |
| 2001 | 13 | 13 | #5,485 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,701 |
| 1999 | 16 | 16 | #4,433 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,894 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,613 |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #6,813 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,512 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #7,730 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,416 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,137 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | #5,385 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,536 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,407 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #3,231 |
| 1971 | 16 | — | #2,405 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #3,153 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #3,171 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,382 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,722 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #2,533 |
| 1965 | 17 | — | #1,958 |
| 1964 | 21 | — | #1,761 |
| 1963 | 20 | — | #1,812 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #1,781 |
| 1961 | 19 | — | #1,908 |
| 1960 | 31 | — | #1,449 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #1,452 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #1,518 |
| 1957 | 33 | — | #1,376 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #2,422 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | #1,999 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | #2,518 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | #1,997 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,214 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #2,301 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,480 |
| 1948 | 9 | — | #2,689 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #3,211 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,793 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #2,858 |
| 1943 | 10 | — | #2,473 |