Poet

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

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 67,114 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Poet, 24 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Poet would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPoet first shows up in US birth records in 2005, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearPoet is at its all-time high right now: #5,238 in 2025.
• ✨New on the scenePoet wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2005.
• 🚀TrendPoet has climbed 4,308 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,238. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlPoet is given to both boys and girls: 53% of the 45 babies named Poet in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Poet means “poet”.

About the name Poet

Poet is a gender-neutral name meaning “poet”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with P and ending in “-oet”. US birth records list Poet for girls from 2005 to 2025, in 20 of those 21 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #5,238 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,238, with 24 babies. Of the 45 US babies named Poet in 2025, 53% were girls and 47% were boys.