unisex name
Posey
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,087
Posey is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 64% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 54 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 73,676 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Posey started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Posey over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 18 |
| 1910s | 101 |
| 1920s | 127 |
| 1930s | 78 |
| 1940s | 43 |
| 1950s | 34 |
| 2000s | 24 |
| 2010s | 265 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 294 |
How popular is Posey?
In 2025, Posey was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Posey is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Posey
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Posey also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Posey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Posey
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Posey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Posey
How popular is the name Posey?
In 2025, Posey was given to 45 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Posey a girl's or a boy's name?
Posey is used for both girls and boys. About 64% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Posey?
Posey has 2 syllables.
When was Posey most popular?
Posey peaked in 2022, when 54 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Posey a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Posey currently ranks #1,961 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Posey originally a boys' or girls' name?
Posey was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.