Is Posey a boy or girl name?

Posey is a unisex name. Of the 995 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 60.2% were girls and 39.8% were boys.

Posey

Recorded 1888–2025 · United States

Posey was most popular in 2022, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,349 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 995 people named Posey.

Posey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Posey’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Posey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Posey is a unisex name — 60.2% of the 995 Americans given it were girls and 39.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Posey

Where Posey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 3.9×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org