Is Powell a boy or girl name?

Powell is a boy’s name. Of the 1,491 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Powell

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Powell was most popular in 1919, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,490 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,491 people named Powell.

Powell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Powell’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Powell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Powell is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 1,491 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org