How Many People Are Named Poe?
An estimated 103 people in the United States have the first name Poe. It is used for both genders, with 77.9% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Poe peaked in popularity in 2021 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Poe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Poe paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
103
About 1 in 3,327,712 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
77.9% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
17 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Poe
Poe is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (77.9%) and females (22.1%). Out of 104 total births registered, 81 were male and 23 were female.
Poe as a male name
Ranked #13,694 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (11 births)
Poe as a female name
Ranked #14,736 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (6 births)
Poe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Poe span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 55 babies were registered. Poe remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Poe by Decade
How has Poe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Poe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Poe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Poe
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Poe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Poe?
We estimate approximately 103 people named Poe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,327,712 Americans share this first name.
Is Poe a common name?
Poe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Poe most popular?
Poe reached peak popularity in 2021, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Poe is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Poe a male name?
Poe is predominantly male. 77.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Poe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Poe Smith, Poe Johnson, Poe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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