Posey
Posy or Posey or Posie is an English given name derived from the English term for a small flower bouquet. A posy is also a word for a single flower. It can also be derived from an English nickname, sometimes used independently, for a formal name such as Josephine. The name came into use along with other botanical names for girls in the 1800s.
Meaning & Origin of Posey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Posy or Posey or Posie is an English given name derived from the English term for a small flower bouquet. A posy is also a word for a single flower. It can also be derived from an English nickname, sometimes used independently, for a formal name such as Josephine. The name came into use along with other botanical names for girls in the 1800s.
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The Story of Posey
As a girl name
Posey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1922, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 54 Poseys were born — ranking #3,030 that year. As of 2026, Posey ranks #3,475 for girls with 45 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 641 Poseys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Posey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 17 Poseys were born — ranking #1,771 that year. As of 2026, Posey ranks #2,969 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 396 Poseys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Posey
Posey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 641 births in the dataset. Posey's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,030. Use the chart and map above to compare Posey'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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