Unisex name · since 2013
Power
Since 2013, U.S. Social Security records show 141 babies named Power, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,774 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 141
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
141 babies have been named Power since 2013, making it today's #8774 unisex name.
Power has 141 recorded births among boys since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8774 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2025.
- #15,192 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,774 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 141 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Power ranks #15,192 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,774 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 141 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,192 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,774 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 141
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
Power's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Power compares
141 31st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Power's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Power | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 141 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Power's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Power's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Power popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Power popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2019 (Power as girls' name)
Power by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (103 births, 73% of the file).
2020s was Power's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Power births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 103 births (73% of all-time use).
Power by state
Where Power concentrates geographically, total births since 2013
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 141 births nationwide.
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What to do with Power's data
- North Carolina records the most Powers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Power draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.