Girls' name · since 1999
Poetry
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 220 babies named Poetry, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 220
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Poetry is the #6463 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 220 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Poetry recorded 220 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #6463 nationally today, ahead of 63% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #18,854 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,463 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 220 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poetry ranks #18,854 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,463 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 220 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,854 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 220
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Poetry's 220 recorded births place it above 73.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Poetry compares
220 39th percentile among 17,297 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
Poetry's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Poetry | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 220 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Poetry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Poetry's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Poetry popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Poetry by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Poetry's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Poetry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Poetry's data
- Poetry's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (91 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Poetry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Poetry 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 August 2026.