Howard

Boy name

Howard ranks #2,111 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 8 places, 32 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #856 for cats.

Howard's popularity trend

Howard's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2021.

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Year	Share
2025	0.003%
2024	0.007%
2023	0.008%
2022	0.009%
2021	0.01%
2020	0.008%
2019	0.008%
2018	0.004%
2017	0.005%
2016	0.005%
2015	0.005%
2014	0.005%
2013	0.004%
2012	0.005%
2011	0.005%
2010	0.005%
2009	0.004%
2008	0.003%
2007	0.003%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 8 places

Popularity rank

#2,111

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−1,572

2020 → 2025

Gender split

99% boys

1% girls99% boys

Where Howard shows up

Howard's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


Basel-StadtSwitzerland	0.0%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America	0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Howard

Howie Howdy Leonard Blizzard Richard Bernard Beauregard Edward Wizard Mustard Maynard Deckard

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