Total births
106
Girls' name · since 2014
Posy
106 babies named Posy in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14776
- among girls today
- 106
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Posy is the #14776 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 106 recorded since 2014.
Posy has 106 recorded births among girls since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14776 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #14776 among girls today
- 106 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Posy is currently the #14776 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 106 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14776
- among girls today
- 106
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Posy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14776
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Posy was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
14 babies were named Posy in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Posy compares
106 25th 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
Posy's all-time total is 72% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Posy | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
Posy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Posy's full recorded timeline at 2020, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Posy at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#14,776
Active since
2014
Posy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Posy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Posy's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Posy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Posy? ▼
Posy has been given to 106 babies in the U.S. since 2014, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #14776 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Posy most popular? ▼
Posy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Posy been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Posy since 2014 -- 12 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Posy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Posey, Posie, Posh. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Posy's data
- Posy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Posy
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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, 2014–2025 (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. "Posy: #14776 Girls' Name - 106 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/posy. 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 Posy 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.