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Howard

male

Howard.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1954 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #90 in New South Wales, Australia in 1954. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #427 to #2488.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#427#2488
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#427
1997#538
1998#554
1999#776
2000#773
2001#814
2002#993
2003#1092
2004#1038
2005#1851
2006#1643
2007#2023
2008#1511
2009#1649
2010#1171
2011#2039
2012#1229
2013#1462
2014#1935
2015#1511
2016#1804
2017#1398
2018#1455
2019#2488
2020#2076
2021#1860
2022#2018
2023#1799
2024#1951

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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