Poe

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A few things about Poe you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 243,902 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Poe, 7 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Poe would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPoe first shows up in US birth records in 2010, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #7,089.
• ✨New on the scenePoe wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2010.
• 🚀TrendPoe has climbed 891 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #9,714. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlPoe is given to both boys and girls: 54% of the 13 babies named Poe in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Poe

Poe is a gender-neutral name. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with P and ending in “-poe”. US birth records list Poe for boys from 2010 to 2025, in 12 of those 16 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #7,089 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #9,714, with 7 babies. Of the 13 US babies named Poe in 2025, 46% were girls and 54% were boys.