At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #12,008 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- First recorded
- 2025 (the only year on record)
Popularity of Howdy in the U.S.
Howdy was the #12,008 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It first appears in the records in 2025.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale)
Year-by-year table, 2025 1 row
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 12,008 | new |
Notable people named Howdy
- Howdy Holmes — Howard Holmes III, known as Howdy, is a former American racing driver who won the 1978 Formula Atlantic championship.
- Howdy Groskloss — Howard "Howdy" Groskloss was an American baseball player who played primarily second base for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1930 to 1932.
- Howdy Byford — Francis Howard Byford was an English motorcycle speedway rider who represented England six times.
- Howdy Wilcox was an American racing driver who won the 1919 Indianapolis 500.
- Howdy Forrester was an American bluegrass fiddler known for his Texas fiddle style and longtime role in Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys.
More people named Howdy 4 more
- Howard Omer Wilcox was an American racing driver in the 1930s who raced as Howdy Wilcox II to distinguish himself from another driver with the same name.
- Howdy Myers — Howard Myers Jr. was an American football, basketball and lacrosse coach inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1971.
- Howdy Gray — Howard Kramer Gray, known as Howdy, was a college football player and surgeon.
- Howdy Caton was an American baseball shortstop who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1917 to 1920.