Poppi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- POP-ee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,831 for girls
Poppi is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “poppy flower”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).
What does Poppi mean?
English: spelling of Poppy; flower name, from Old English popæg
“poppy flower”
The red poppy has been worn in Britain since 1921 to remember those who died in war.
Meaning borrowed from Poppy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Poppi a girl's or a boy's name?
Poppi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Poppi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Poppi, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 28 girls.
Half of all the girls named Poppi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,976 girls in the UK were given Poppi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #10, up from #4,935 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Poppi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 2 | #7,391 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 14 | #2,099 |
| 2016 | 13 | #2,224 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,458 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,377 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,324 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,912 |
| 2009 | 17 | #1,691 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 1 | #5,054 |
How popular is Poppi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,831st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38 about 1 in 42,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 261% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Poppi, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 49 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Poppi in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,110 girls in the US were given Poppi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #301, up from #3,831 for this spelling alone.
Poppi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4,361 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5,635 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
Names like Poppi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa, Primrose, Pippa, Harper, Kehlani, Freya, Isla, Evie, Willow, Remi, Esme, Alani
Other spellings of Poppi
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Poppi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/poppi, updated 20 October 2026.