How Many People Are Named Powell?
An estimated 730 people in the United States have the first name Powell. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Powell peaked in popularity in 1919 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Powell as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Powell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
730
About 1 in 469,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1919
32 births
Total Registered
1,482
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Powell
Powell is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,482 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Powell as a male name
Ranked #8,145 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (32 births)
Powell as a female name
Ranked #15,786 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 2016 (6 births)
Powell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Powell span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 208 babies were registered. Powell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Powell by Decade
How has Powell tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Powell by State
Powell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Powell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Powell
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Powell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Powell?
We estimate approximately 730 people named Powell are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 469,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Powell a common name?
Powell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,482 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Powell most popular?
Powell reached peak popularity in 1919, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Powell is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Powell a male name?
Powell is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Powell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Powell Smith, Powell Johnson, Powell Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me