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How popular is the name Howie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Howies are alive today.
Howie (male) is a shortened form of the name Howard. Although Howie itself was given to 6 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3256th as a registered name), most Howies are registered as Howard, which ranked 1897th in 2025 with 13 babies.
Most people called Howie are registered as Howard, and share that name's profile: the Howard you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Howards born in England and Wales are between 53 and 76, and there are at least 28,000 of them alive today. Only some Howards go by Howie.
How many babies are named Howie or Howard each year?
Combined registrations of Howard, Howie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Howard rank as a registered name?
Where does Howie rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Howie short for Howard?
Yes - Howie is a shortened form of Howard. Howies are usually registered as Howard at birth.
When was the name Howie most popular?
The full name Howard peaked in 1954, when around 780 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Howie itself peaked as a registered name in 2023, with 13 babies.
How many people are called Howie?
There's no official count of people who go by Howie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 28,000 people registered as Howard born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Howie.
How old is the typical Howie?
Most people called Howie are registered as Howard. Most living Howards are between 53 and 76; the most common age is about 63.
Is Howie becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.