Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Posy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 0 boys · 106 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,513 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,513 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 174 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.
Posy’s family of names
Posy is an affectionate form of Josephine. Posy has a related form in Posey. Posy is a form of Josephine.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Josephinefull form
- Posievariant
- Poseyvariant
- Pozeavariant
- Poseavariant
- Pozeevariant
- Pozievariant
- Pozivariant
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People named Posy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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