Poet is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Poet is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,361 among girls (24) and #4,824 among boys (21) — overall #6,074 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
Girls named Poet per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2005–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Poet · 21 in 2025
Boys named Poet per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 2005–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here