Fun Facts About the Name Posie
- 592 babies named Posie: U.S. records list 592 babies given the name Posie from 1880 through 2025. Even 60 boys received the name Posie - about 1 boy for every 9 girls.
What Does the Name Posie Mean?
Posie is an English given name. Its primary meaning is "a small bunch of flowers," from the English word posy (also spelled posey), which denotes a nosegay or bouquet. The word is a contraction of poesy, meaning "poetry," because a posy often carried a short verse or motto. A second explanation derives Posie from Josephine, the feminine form of Joseph; in that case the meaning is the Hebrew "God will add" or "he will add." This second derivation is sometimes given for the nickname Posy, but the flower word is the more direct source for the standalone name Posie.
Posie Name History & Origins
The vocabulary word posy originally meant a short motto or verse, especially one inscribed inside a ring. In later English it came to mean a small bunch of flowers. The given name Posy is a use of that word, and the spelling Posie is a later variant. It is also sometimes explained as a pet form of Josephine, though the flower word is the more direct source for the standalone name. A familiar literary use is the character Posy Fossil in Noel Streatfeild's Ballet Shoes (1936); this is a fictional use, not the origin of the name.
How Popular is the Name Posie?
Posie has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #2,207 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,679 | 65 | 0.0040% |
| 2024 | #3,151 | 51 | 0.0032% |
| 2023 | #2,221 | 85 | 0.0053% |
| 2022 | #2,596 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,207 | 85 | 0.0052% |
| 2020 | #2,543 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2019 | #4,244 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2018 | #8,057 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #12,473 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #9,295 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #14,155 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #8,847 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #18,632 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #16,304 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1925 | #5,609 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1914 | #3,525 | 6 | 0.0008% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | #3,853 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,441 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #4,684 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,091 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,190 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #3,424 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1917 | #3,147 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #3,007 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #3,630 | 5 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Posie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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