Howell
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning eminent or high; a form of Howel.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Howell by the numbers
Howell was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 93 babies in 1920, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Howell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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