Boys' name · since 1914

Powers

Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Powers, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,357 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1914
1990s
peak decade

Powers is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 1914.

Powers has 17 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1996.

  • #30,357 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 1914
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Powers ranks #30,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1914, peaking in the 1990s.

#30,357 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 1914
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Powers's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Powers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Powers's full recorded timeline at 1994, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Powers popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191419941996 5

Powers by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).

1990s was Powers's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Powers births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Powers? ▼
Since 1914, Social Security records show 17 babies named Powers. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,357 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1996. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 7 births.
Where does Powers sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Powers ranks #30,357 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Powers most popular? ▼
Powers was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Powers been used? ▼
Records for Powers go back to 1914, giving 83 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Powers? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Powell, Power. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Powers: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1914–1996 (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 Powers 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.