US rank #3121 Unisex name Peak 2021 467 births

Posie — #3121 US unisex name

467 babies named Posie in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s52010s992020s357
#3121
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 82% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Posie was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

85 babies were named Posie in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Posie

The Social Security Administration has registered 467 babies named Posie between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Posie currently holds the #3121 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 85 babies received it in a single year. Posie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 60 additional births since 1914.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Posie performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 357 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Posie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Posie in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Posie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 467 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Posie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

467

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2021

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,121

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Posie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
85
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
020406080100 20242022202020182016201420111914 6

Posie popularity over time — boys

60 total births recorded since 1914 (Posie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 60 births
45678910 193919371926192519221920191719151914 5

Posie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
357 births that decade — 76% of Posie's all-time total
1910s61920s52010s992020s357

Posie by state

Where Posie concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Posie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 4.1%
#2 California
11 2.4%
#3 Georgia
10 2.1%
#4 Indiana
10 2.1%
#5 Florida
6 1.3%
#6 Alabama
5 1.1%
#7 Iowa
5 1.1%
#8 Idaho
5 1.1%
Texas share of Posie's total US births 4.1%
Even split

19 of 467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Posie appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Posie?
467 babies have been named Posie since 1914. It currently ranks #3121 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 85 births.
When was Posie most popular?
Posie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 357 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Posie most popular?
The top states for the name Posie are Texas (19 births), California (11 births), Georgia (10 births).
Is Posie a unisex name?
Yes, Posie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 467 births, and as a boy's name it has 60 births.
How long has the name Posie been used?
Posie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Posie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Posey, Posy, Posh. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.