Howell

Boy name

Howell has been given to 3,923 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin /haʊ(w)əɫ/

From Welsh Hywel. Doublet of Huell and Powell.

Origin: Welsh

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,923

Peak year

1920 (93 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +71%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Howell.

3,961 babies since 1880

3,967 babies since 1880

3,861 babies since 1904

3,991 babies since 1880

3,991 babies since 1880

3,841 babies since 1880

3,826 babies since 1880

4,025 babies since 1880

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