How Many People Are Named Power?
An estimated 153 people in the United States have the first name Power. It is used for both genders, with 85.7% male. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Power peaked in popularity in 2022 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Power 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 Power paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
153
About 1 in 2,240,224 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
85.7% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2022
31 births
Total Registered
154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Power
Power is predominantly male (85.7%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Power as a male name
Ranked #6,375 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (31 births)
Power as a female name
Ranked #13,087 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (7 births)
Power: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Power span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 111 babies were registered. Power remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Power by Decade
How has Power 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.
Power by State
Power + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Power as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Power
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Power: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Power?
We estimate approximately 153 people named Power 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 2,240,224 Americans share this first name.
Is Power a common name?
Power is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Power most popular?
Power reached peak popularity in 2022, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Power is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Power a male name?
Power is predominantly male. 85.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Power Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Power Smith, Power Johnson, Power 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.
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