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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 132 recorded years as a table

Howell, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	127
1881	60
1882	97
1883	96
1884	105
1885	74
1886	72
1887	89
1888	58
1889	72
1890	99
1891	89
1892	74
1894	112
1895	136
1896	75
1897	80
1898	65
1899	122
1900	93
1901	94
1902	73
1903	59
1904	47
1905	106
1906	60
1907	75
1908	52
1909	91
1910	67
1911	89
1912	65
1913	84
1914	86
1915	80
1916	78
1917	80
1918	65
1919	64
1920	87
1921	68
1922	60
1923	73
1924	69
1925	71
1926	66
1927	71
1928	55
1929	43
1930	46
1931	57
1932	58
1933	63
1934	65
1935	53
1936	65
1937	57
1938	50
1939	61
1940	53
1941	46
1942	34
1943	46
1944	35
1945	37
1946	35
1947	34
1948	29
1949	32
1950	41
1951	32
1952	29
1953	22
1954	29
1955	23
1956	26
1957	21
1958	25
1959	21
1960	15
1961	17
1962	17
1963	13
1964	21
1965	14
1966	17
1967	11
1968	12
1969	11
1970	10
1971	15
1972	9
1973	8
1974	8
1975	8
1976	6
1977	4
1978	9
1979	8
1980	4
1981	6
1982	6
1983	5
1984	4
1985	4
1986	3
1987	3
1988	5
1989	3
1990	6
1991	3
1992	3
1993	5
1996	3
1997	3
2000	5
2001	6
2003	4
2005	5
2008	3
2011	3
2012	4
2013	3
2015	4
2017	3
2019	3
2020	8
2021	5
2022	5
2023	6
2024	6
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Howell isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 12
Rank in 2025: #6,803
How rare: 1 in 142,339 boys
Since 1880: 3,923

Most popular in 1895, at 136 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 92% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.