Austin Powell
There are approximately 304 people named Austin Powell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,127,481 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Austin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Powell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
304
1 in 1,127,481
Named Austin
419K
Alive today
Named Powell
249K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 419K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1995
Average age: 26
Top Census group: White (80.7%)
Estimated bearers: 249K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #105
Per 100K: 72.57
Top ancestry: White (64.2%)
First name trend
Austin: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Austin. The peak year was 1995 with 26,079 births. The average person named Austin today is 26 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Austin
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Austin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Austin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Austin at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.7% · 292,091
- Hispanic or Latino7.2% · 26,067
- Two or more races4.5% · 16,214
- Black or African American4.1% · 14,960
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.8% · 10,036
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2,779
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Powell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Powell, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 64.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Powell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Powell at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White64.2% · 139,338
- Black or African American26.7% · 58,014
- Two or more races4.6% · 9,938
- Hispanic or Latino3.2% · 7,023
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,338
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,260
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Austin has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1222% of the US population, based on 418,816 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Austin right now.
The surname Powell appears at a rate of 72.57 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0726%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 304 people with the full name Austin Powell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Austin Powell: questions and answers
How many people are named Austin Powell?
We estimate approximately 304 people in the United States share the full name Austin Powell. That works out to about 1 in 1,127,481 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1222%) with the surname frequency (72.57 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Austin Powell?
We classify Austin Powell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 1,127,481 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Austin a male or female name?
Austin is predominantly male. Out of 440,461 total SSA registrations, 98.7% were male and 1.3% were female. See the full Austin profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Austin Powell?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.