Powell — #7743 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Powell

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,476 babies named Powell between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Powell currently holds the #7743 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Powell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 208 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Powell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi. In total, SSA state-level files list Powell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Powell in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,476 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.