Howard

HOW-ud; HOW-urd

German, English

"high guardian; brave heart"

Howard Rank in US Top 1000

# 940 in the US

Howard Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 589 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Howard

• 940 US 2021
• 589 Nameberry 2025
• 56 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Howard

• Howard Allan Stern American radio and TV personality
• Howard Kevin Stern American attorney, reality TV personality, partner of model Anna Nicole Smith
• Howard Brush Dean III American politician, medical doctor, governor of Vermont
• Howard Dwaine "Howie D." Dorough American singer of the Backstreet Boys
• Howard Cosell American sports broadcaster
• Howard Robard Hughes Jr., American aviation pioneer and film mogul
• Howard Winchester Hawks American film director
• Howard Goodall English musicologist
• Howard Judd American physician and medical researcher
• Howard Phillips "H.P." Lovecraft American writer
• Howard "Howie" Mandel Canadian comedian, actor, and TV host
• Howard Bailey Jr. aka Chingy, American rapper
• (Howard) Duane Allman American guitarist and musician
• Howard Harold Hanson American composer
• Harry Clifford "Howard" Keel American actor and singer
• Leo Howard american actor
• Howard Zinn American historian and activist
• Howard Melton Webb English football referee
• Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader
• Kestin Howard aka LucariosKlaw American voice actor and YouTuber

The name Howard in Pop Culture

• Howard Joel Wolowitz character on TV's "The Big Bang Theory"
• Howard the Duck Marvel Comics character
• Howard Burleigh character on TV's "Coach"
• Howard character in the movie "Reflections on a Crime"
• Howard Stark father of Tony Stark in the Iron Man series
• Howard University school in Washington, D.C.
• Howard 'Howie' DeVille father of Phil and Lil on "Rugrats"
• "Howard's End " 1910 novel by E. M. Forster, and 1992 British romantic drama film based on the novel
• Howard Sunderly character in Frances Hardinge's novel 'The Lie Tree'
• Howard "Chimney" Han Character on ABC's "9-1-1"