Recorded 1914–1996 Boys' name Peak 1994 17 births

Powers — boys' name

17 babies named Powers in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51990s12
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Powers was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

7 babies were named Powers in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Powers

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Powers between 1914 and 1996, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Powers currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Powers performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Powers shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Powers 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 17 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.

Powers at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

17

Since 1914

83 years of records

Peak year

1994

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1914

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 1996

Powers popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199619941914 5

Powers by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 71% of Powers's all-time total
1910s51990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Powers?
17 babies have been named Powers since 1914. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1994 with 7 births.
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?
Powers has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 83 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.