Howie

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning heart, feeling; a form of Howard or Howie from Hugh.

Babies a year
6
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3256
6 babies

Howie by the numbers

In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Howie. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 32 babies in 1957, making it a 1950s name.

Other names that come from Hugh

Like Howie, each of these traces back to Hugh: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Hudsonson of Hugh1,204 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hughheart mind spirit intellect73 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hudsynson of Hugh; a modern respelling of Hudson75 in the US (2017)
  • Hueymind and intellect; diminutive of Hugh24 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hudson-Leeson of Hugh; surname used as given name20 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hutchinsonson of Hugh; patronymic surname16 in the US (2017)
  • Huwform of Hugh, mind, intellect15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hughesheart, mind; from the name Hugh12 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Howie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Hobierobert; diminutive form of robert8 in the US (2017)
  • Hawkehawk; bird of prey or variant of Hawks18 in the US (2017)
  • Hymiediminutive of hymie, ultimately from hebrew chaim5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Howie

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