Poet
The Story of Poet
As a girl name
Poet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 21 Poets were born — ranking #5,745 that year. As of 2026, Poet ranks #6,675 for girls with 17 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 246 Poets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Poet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 22 Poets were born — ranking #4,651 that year. As of 2026, Poet ranks #4,651 for boys with 22 births, rising sharply (+123% over the past five years). In total, more than 156 Poets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Poet
Phonetically similar names — useful when Poet is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Peot
- Piot
- Pyatt
- Piatt
- Piat
- Pyat
- Piet
- Puit
- Payette
- Post
- Poets
- Putt
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Poet
Poet is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 246 births in the dataset. Poet's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,745. Use the chart and map above to compare Poet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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