Power
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- POW-er
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Power is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “strength, might”. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Power mean?
English: English word; also an Irish surname from Norman French le Poer
“strength, might”
As a surname it was borne by the Hollywood actor Tyrone Power.
Is Power a girl's or a boy's name?
Power is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Power in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,239th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 92% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Power, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 31 boys. It first appears in the records in 2013.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Power than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Power in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Power in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
Names like Power
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wylder, Archer, Ledger, Wilder, Baker, Porter, Brewer, Karter, Miller, Walker, River, Colter
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Power: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/power, updated 20 October 2026.