Posey
Posey was the 3441st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3066th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Posey in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,441 girls, down 174 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202254 babies
- Total since 1880
- 995babies recorded
Posey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,441 | — | 45 | — |
| 2020 | #3,267 | — | 48 | — |
| 2010 | #12,033 | — | 9 | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #3,251 | — | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #2,745 | — | 10 |
| 1920 | — | #2,033 | — | 17 |
| 1910 | — | #1,397 | — | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Posey, counting every spelling?
Posey is a spelling of Posie, a name family that ranked #1,582 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,441 for Posey on its own. Together these spellings went to 116 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posie | 65 | #2,679 | 355 |
| Posey | 45 | #3,441 | 246 |
| Posy | 6 | #14,513 | 44 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Posey?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Posey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Posey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Posey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Posey?
About 600 people born in the US named Posey are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 4 and 11. That makes Posey a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Posey by state
How common Posey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Posey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Posey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Posey
How popular is the name Posey?
Posey was the 3441st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 3066th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Posey in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Posey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Posey in the US.
Where is Posey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Posey was most common in Utah (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Indiana.