Entry № 4549 · English origin

Posie Posie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ PO-zee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English
Meaning
"A small bouquet of flowers"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 824
First recorded
Modern as given name

A name that means "a small bouquet of flowers".

Posie (also spelled Posy) comes from the English word posy, originally a short verse or motto, then a small bouquet of flowers carried as a fragrant token. The word ultimately derives from poesy (poetry).

Posie has been rising in the United Kingdom as a contemporary girls' name. In the U.S. it entered the top 1000 in 2023. Two soft syllables with a small handful of flowers inside.

A small bouquet. The Victorian word for the flowers carried to church.

The name in its native script.

Posie
Transliteration
Posie
Pronunciation
/ ˈpoʊ.zi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Posie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 824 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 824 in 2025
Babies named Posie · last year
287 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
2023
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №824 NOW · №824

Posies before her.

Real people
Posie Parker
British activist (stage name).
born 1973
In fiction
Posie
Common contemporary character name in British fiction.

Names connected to Posie.

The number behind Posie.

9

The Humanitarian

Posie reduces to nine — the number of small fragrant gifts.

Why families chose this name.

"A small bouquet, in one word. Posie carries it."
Hannah · Mother of one · Cotswolds