Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Posey is a variant of Posy. An origin associated with Posy is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Posey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 995
- 396 boys · 599 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,441 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,441 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 462 as a first name in 2020; 19,551 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Posey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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