Howard is a boy's name of English origin meaning “high and guard.” In 2024 it was given to 207 boys in the United States.
Howard belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “high and guard” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Howard first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #24 in 1919, and in 2024 207 babies received the name — 346,444 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Howard means “high and guard” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Howard is a boy name. In 2024, 207 babies received the name in the US.
Howard comes from the English & American tradition.
Howard first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #24 in 1919, and 207 babies were given the name in 2024.
Howard is pronounced /ˈhaʊəd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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