Powell is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1919 and has grown less common since.
Powell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,751 for boy births in the United States (and #18,136 across all names), given to 9 babies. Powell was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1919 (32 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,751 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,174 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,626 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,139 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,012 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,328 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,639 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,448 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,260 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #15,791 | #7,486 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,350 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,982 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,954 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,903 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,904 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,982 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,148 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,143 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,462 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,379 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,138 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,745 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,269 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,250 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,804 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,248 |
| 1999 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,390 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,228 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,365 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,449 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,220 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | — | #5,407 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | — | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,738 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | — | #8,204 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #7,836 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,322 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | — | #4,458 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,893 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,561 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,592 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,600 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,084 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,797 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,684 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,327 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #5,260 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | — | #3,845 |
| 1968 | 14 | — | — | #2,280 |
| 1967 | 11 | — | — | #2,577 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | — | #2,744 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,345 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,527 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | — | #2,181 |
| 1962 | 17 | — | — | #2,015 |
| 1961 | 10 | — | — | #2,850 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,291 |
| 1959 | 12 | — | — | #2,504 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | — | #1,881 |
| 1957 | 9 | — | — | #2,973 |
| 1956 | 10 | — | — | #2,751 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | — | #2,115 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | — | #2,290 |
| 1953 | 14 | — | — | #2,165 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | — | #2,056 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,224 |
| 1950 | 15 | — | — | #2,006 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | — | #1,930 |
| 1947 | 20 | — | — | #1,722 |
| 1946 | 19 | — | — | #1,680 |
| 1945 | 22 | — | — | #1,433 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,915 |
| 1942 | 21 | — | — | #1,579 |
| 1941 | 23 | — | — | #1,440 |
| 1940 | 19 | — | — | #1,612 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | — | #1,451 |
| 1938 | 21 | — | — | #1,513 |
| 1937 | 14 | — | — | #1,972 |
| 1936 | 19 | — | — | #1,579 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | — | #1,819 |
| 1934 | 16 | — | — | #1,839 |
| 1933 | 22 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | — | #1,636 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | — | #1,526 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,639 |
| 1929 | 19 | — | — | #1,777 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | — | #2,174 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | — | #1,895 |
| 1925 | 28 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | — | #1,619 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | — | #2,204 |
| 1922 | 22 | — | — | #1,684 |
| 1921 | 24 | — | — | #1,577 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | — | #1,868 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | — | #1,258 |
| 1918 | 28 | — | — | #1,367 |
| 1917 | 25 | — | — | #1,427 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | — | #2,504 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | — | #1,764 |
| 1914 | 19 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1913 | 23 | — | — | #1,069 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,714 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,546 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,413 |
| 1908 | 7 | — | — | #1,192 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,180 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,112 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #936 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #1,014 |