Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Poet

Gender Unisex · 64% girls Rank 2025 #5,361 Trend ↑ Rising 100%
Rank 2025
#5,361
among girls · ↑983 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Poet · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
45 babies
All-time total
373
#16,208 all-time among girls
First recorded
2005
in Social Security records

Poet popularity over time

373 babies have been named Poet since 2005, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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2000s 47 10 57 6 – #7,663
2010s 92 33 125 13 +119% #8,065
2020s (to 2025) 100 91 191 32 +155% #5,361

Where Poet is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 27 0.02 outside top 500
2027 29 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 33 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Poet

Poet is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,361 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2005, 373 American babies have been named Poet, about 64% girls and 36% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 45 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Poet stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Poet?

The median living Poet is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 400 people named Poet are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Poet year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 24 #5,361 21 #4,824
2024 19 #6,344 21 #4,835
2023 17 #6,865 16 #5,860
2022 9 #11,020 13 #6,744
2021 21 #5,896 9 #8,666
2020 10 #10,095 11 #7,380
2019 13 #8,499 – –
2018 9 #11,226 – –
2017 9 #11,404 5 #13,758
2016 9 #11,570 9 #8,644
2015 11 #9,996 8 #9,357
2014 9 #11,720 6 #11,775
2013 15 #8,065 5 #13,574
2012 – – – –
2011 7 #14,485 – –
2010 10 #11,059 – –
2009 10 #11,288 5 #13,970
2008 17 #7,663 – –
2007 7 #15,095 5 #13,889
2006 8 #13,314 – –
2005 5 #18,494 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Poet, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Poet?

The median living Poet is about 5 years old. Half of all living Poets are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Poet are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Poet are alive in the United States, based on 373 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Poet in 2025?

Poet ranked #5,361 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Poet?

373 babies have been named Poet in the United States since 2005, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Poet most popular?

Poet peaked in 2025, when 45 newborns received the name.

Is Poet a boy or girl name?

Poet is used for both: about 64% of babies named Poet have been girls and 36% boys.

Is the name Poet rising or falling?

Poet is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Poet become more popular?

Poet is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Poet in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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