Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Posey

Gender Unisex · 60% girls Rank 2025 #3,441 Trend ↑ Rising 31%

Posy or Posey or Posie is an English given name derived from the English term for a small flower bouquet.

Rank 2025
#3,441
among girls · ↓118 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Posey · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
54 babies
All-time total
995
#10,564 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Posey popularity over time

995 babies have been named Posey since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

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
1880s – 11 11 1 – –
1890s – 18 18 2 +64% –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 101 101 10 – –
1920s 11 116 127 13 +26% #4,901
1930s – 78 78 8 -39% –
1940s – 43 43 4 -45% –
1950s 5 29 34 3 -21% #6,413
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – – – – – –
2000s 24 – 24 2 – #9,845
2010s 265 – 265 27 +1004% #3,748
2020s (to 2025) 294 – 294 49 +85% #3,066

Where Posey 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 47 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 52 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 55 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Posey

Posey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,441 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 995 American babies have been named Posey, about 60% girls and 40% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 54 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 Posey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Posey?

The median living Posey is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 600 people named Posey are alive in the United States today.

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

Posey 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 45 #3,441 – –
2024 48 #3,323 – –
2023 48 #3,371 – –
2022 54 #3,066 – –
2021 51 #3,202 – –
2020 48 #3,267 – –
2019 31 #4,516 – –
2018 32 #4,432 – –
2017 32 #4,462 – –
2016 37 #4,066 – –
2015 41 #3,748 – –
2014 31 #4,629 – –
2013 26 #5,277 – –
2012 17 #7,384 – –
2011 9 #11,934 – –
2010 9 #12,033 – –
2009 12 #9,845 – –
2008 12 #9,944 – –
2007 – – – –
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1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 7 #3,251
1945 – – 12 #2,102
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 8 #2,891
1930 – – 10 #2,745
1925 – – 7 #3,658
1920 – – 17 #2,033
1915 – – 12 #2,273
1910 – – 7 #1,397
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Posey?

The median living Posey is about 6 years old. Half of all living Poseys are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Posey are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Posey are alive in the United States, based on 995 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Posey mean?

Posy or Posey or Posie is an English given name derived from the English term for a small flower bouquet.

How popular is the name Posey in 2025?

Posey ranked #3,441 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Posey?

995 babies have been named Posey in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Posey most popular?

Posey peaked in 2022, when 54 newborns received the name.

Is Posey a boy or girl name?

Posey is used for both: about 60% of babies named Posey have been girls and 40% boys.

Is the name Posey rising or falling?

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

Will Posey become more popular?

Posey is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 girls named Posey 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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