Howie
2025 SSA
About Howie
Old school Howard has fallen out of fashion in recent years, having been a Top 100 choice in the US from the 1880s until the 1960s. Short form Howie, however, might have more potential, with its distinctive sounds but similarities to choices such as Bowie, Harvey, Hal, Hugh, and Rowdy.
Derived from either the Germanic Hughard meaning "high guardian", the Old Norse Hávarðr meaning "brave heart", or perhaps even the Middle English term for a sheep herder, Howie has never featured in the charts as a stand alone name. A recent year saw it given to 21 boys in the US and just six boys in England and Wales, while Howard was chosen for 226 and 13 respectively.
Pronounced HO-wee.
As of October 2026, Howie ranked #4770 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1376 in 1957.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,770 | 21 | 12.3 |
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- Howie Mandel
Canadian actor, comedian, and TV host