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Posy

100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Posy has been given to about 106 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 105
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Posy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 14
  • Born in 20256
  • All time106
  • England & Wales, 202522

How popular is Posy?

Its best year was 2023, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 7960th. The typical living American called Posy is about 7 years old today.

Names that sound like Posy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Polly0.72
  2. Poppy0.72
  3. Patsy0.55
  4. Pansy0.55
  5. Jessy0.46
  6. Missy0.46
  7. Porsha0.45

Middle names for Posy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Posy Anne0.81
  2. Posy Eve0.80
  3. Posy Elizabeth0.78
  4. Posy Catherine0.78
  5. Posy Marie0.77
  6. Posy Grace0.77

Sibling names for Posy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.81
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.81
  3. Elowensister · 0.81
  4. Azaiahbrother · 0.80
  5. Meilanisister · 0.79
  6. Laylanisister · 0.79

Where Posy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Posy Anderson0.77
    2. Posy White0.72
    3. Posy Reyes0.72
    4. Posy Nguyen0.72
    5. Posy Lee0.72
    6. Posy Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Posy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.