Powell
Powell was the 8751st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 936th; the most babies were born in 1919 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,599 places. More babies were named Powell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,751 boys, up 1,577 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191932 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,491babies recorded
Powell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2016.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,751 | 9 |
| 2020 | #10,328 | 7 |
| 2010 | #7,982 | 10 |
| 2000 | #5,248 | 14 |
| 1990 | #5,281 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #5,260 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,291 | 14 |
| 1950 | #2,006 | 15 |
| 1940 | #1,612 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,639 | 21 |
| 1920 | #1,868 | 19 |
| 1910 | #1,546 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Powell, counting every spelling?
Powell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Powell?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Powell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Powell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Powell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Powell?
About 700 people born in the US named Powell are alive today, with a median age of 44; half are between 19 and 68. That makes Powell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Powell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Powell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Powell
How popular is the name Powell?
Powell was the 8751st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 936th; the most babies were born in 1919 (32). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,599 places. More babies were named Powell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Powell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Powell in the US.