Posey is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Posey is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,441 for girl births in the United States (and #6,075 across all names), given to 45 babies. Posey was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 2022 (54 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | #3,441 | — |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | #3,323 | — |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #3,371 | — |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #3,066 | — |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | #3,202 | — |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #3,267 | — |
| 2019 | 31 | 31 | #4,516 | — |
| 2018 | 32 | 32 | #4,432 | — |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | #4,462 | — |
| 2016 | 37 | 37 | #4,066 | — |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | #3,748 | — |
| 2014 | 31 | 31 | #4,629 | — |
| 2013 | 26 | 26 | #5,277 | — |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #7,384 | — |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | #11,934 | — |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #12,033 | — |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,845 | — |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | #9,944 | — |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,140 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,413 | — |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,701 |
| 1951 | 8 | — | — | #3,013 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | — | #3,251 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | — | #4,086 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,299 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,940 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | — | #1,976 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | — | #2,411 |
| 1938 | 7 | — | — | #3,101 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,629 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | — | #2,891 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,903 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,505 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #4,160 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,438 |
| 1930 | 10 | — | — | #2,745 |
| 1929 | 7 | — | — | #3,472 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | — | #2,613 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | — | #2,661 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,632 |
| 1925 | 7 | — | — | #3,658 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | — | #2,115 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #5,550 | #2,573 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #4,901 | #2,763 |
| 1921 | 17 | — | — | #2,036 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | — | #2,033 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | — | #1,955 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | — | #1,978 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | — | #2,690 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,830 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,273 |
| 1914 | 12 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,851 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,168 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #961 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #953 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,146 |