Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Howell

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Howell
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

88.2%

2024

All-time

3,911

Howell is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 93 boys were named Howell.

In 2024, only 11 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,911 Americans have been named Howell and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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