How Many People Are Named Poet?
An estimated 323 people in the United States have the first name Poet. It is used for both genders, with 65.2% female. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Poet peaked in popularity in 2024 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Poet 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 Poet paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
323
About 1 in 1,061,159 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
65.2% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2024
39 births
Total Registered
325
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Poet
Poet is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (34.8%) and females (65.2%). Out of 325 total births registered, 113 were male and 212 were female.
Poet as a male name
Ranked #4,822 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (21 births)
Poet as a female name
Ranked #6,557 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (21 births)
Poet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Poet span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 143 babies were registered. Poet remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Poet by Decade
How has Poet 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.
Poet by State
Poet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Poet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Poet
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Poet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Poet?
We estimate approximately 323 people named Poet 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 1,061,159 Americans share this first name.
Is Poet a common name?
Poet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 325 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Poet most popular?
Poet reached peak popularity in 2024, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Poet is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Poet a female name?
Poet is predominantly female. 65.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Poet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Poet Smith, Poet Johnson, Poet 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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