Total births
42
Girls' name · since 2008
Poem
42 babies named Poem in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10881
- among girls today
- 42
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Poem currently ranks #10881 among girls' names in America, with 42 babies recorded since 2008.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poem has been recorded 42 times among girls since 2008, currently ranked #10881 nationally and more common than 39% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #10881 among girls today
- 42 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 39% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Poem is currently the #10881 girls' name in America, more common than 39% of girls - 42 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10881
- among girls today
- 42
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Poem vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10881
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 39% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Poem was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
9 babies were named Poem in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Poem compares
42 13th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Poem's all-time total is 89% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Poem | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 42 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Poem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Poem's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Poem at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,881
Active since
2008
Poem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Poem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Poem's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Poem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 30 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Poem? ▼
Poem has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #10881 as of the latest data. 9 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Poem most popular? ▼
Poem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Poem been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Poem since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Poem? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Poet, Poetry, Poe, Poema, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Poem
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Poem
Poet Girl
#6339 239 births
Poetry Girl
#8240 220 births
Poe Girl
29 births
Poema Girl
25 births
Poetic Girl
7 births
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Poem: #10881 Girls' Name - 42 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/poem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Poem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.