Poetry is a very rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Poetry is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,493 for girl births in the United States (and #11,274 across all names), given to 18 babies. Poetry was first reported in SSA data in 1999 and peaked in 2021 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | #6,493 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | #8,319 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | #10,149 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | #11,021 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | #6,618 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #8,821 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 | #7,634 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | #9,669 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #13,770 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,661 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #11,620 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #14,225 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | #8,936 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | #16,391 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #16,301 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #14,611 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | #13,394 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | #15,015 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #19,805 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #16,632 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #10,250 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | #11,921 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #16,222 |