Poppy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- POP-ee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #7 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #292 for girls
- Style
- Classic
Poppy is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “poppy flower”. In 2025 it ranked 7th for girls in the UK (1,935 babies) and 292nd for girls in the US (1,054 babies).
What does Poppy mean?
English: 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.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Poppy a girl's or a boy's name?
Poppy is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,935 girls in the UK and 1,054 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Poppy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 7th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,935 about 1 in 140 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 9.3% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,935 girls in the UK were named Poppy, making it the 7th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 19th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 3,667 girls.
Half of all the girls named Poppy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 7th in England and Wales, 35th in Scotland and 51st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#45), 2014 (#5) and 2024 (#8).
Poppy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,935 | #7 |
| 2024 | 2,060 | #7 |
| 2023 | 1,904 | #12 |
| 2022 | 1,992 | #16 |
| 2021 | 2,011 | #19 |
| 2020 | 1,986 | #19 |
| 2019 | 2,188 | #18 |
| 2018 | 2,410 | #14 |
| 2017 | 2,721 | #13 |
| 2016 | 2,666 | #16 |
| 2015 | 3,051 | #14 |
| 2014 | 3,516 | #8 |
| 2013 | 3,667 | #8 |
| 2012 | 3,420 | #14 |
| 2011 | 3,115 | #15 |
| 2010 | 2,877 | #18 |
| 2009 | 2,355 | #26 |
| 2008 | 2,073 | #32 |
| 2007 | 1,981 | #30 |
| 2006 | 1,891 | #33 |
| 2005 | 1,635 | #39 |
| 2004 | 1,301 | #53 |
| 2003 | 1,252 | #47 |
| 2002 | 854 | #68 |
| 2001 | 640 | #89 |
| 2000 | 612 | #96 |
| 1999 | 532 | #112 |
| 1998 | 550 | #107 |
| 1997 | 477 | #119 |
| 1996 | 546 | #97 |
How popular is Poppy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 292nd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,054 about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,054 girls in the US were named Poppy, making it the 292nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 457th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 1,077 girls. It first appears in the records in 1919.
Half of all the girls named Poppy in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,110 girls in the US were given Poppy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #301.
Poppy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,054 | #292 |
| 2024 | 935 | #336 |
| 2023 | 1,077 | #289 |
| 2022 | 956 | #338 |
| 2021 | 790 | #400 |
| 2020 | 676 | #457 |
| 2019 | 636 | #492 |
| 2018 | 521 | #586 |
| 2017 | 430 | #681 |
| 2016 | 382 | #746 |
| 2015 | 260 | #1,026 |
| 2014 | 246 | #1,056 |
| 2013 | 180 | #1,301 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,351 |
| 2011 | 131 | #1,639 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1,720 |
| 2009 | 92 | #2,165 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2,557 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2,890 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2,579 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2,861 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5,058 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 15 | #4,459 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
| 1976 | 37 | #2,255 |
| 1975 | 41 | #2,097 |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,688 |
| 1973 | 65 | #1,458 |
| 1972 | 53 | #1,674 |
| 1971 | 24 | #2,874 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 10 | #4,722 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 9 | #4,635 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,699 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,563 |
| 1925 | 6 | #4,425 |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
Names like Poppy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Freya, Willow, Harper, Ivy, Lily, Isla, Ava, Maisie, Esme, Phoebe, Mila, Layla
Other spellings of Poppy
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River, Ellie
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, “Poppy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/poppy, updated 20 October 2026.