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Poppy

Girl

Meaning of Poppy: Latin: 'the poppy flower'

Poppy is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 297th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 8th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#297

1,054 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#8

1,888 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,546

First recorded 1919 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 6 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 10 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 25 babies2005: 57 babies2006: 70 babies2007: 62 babies2008: 73 babies2009: 92 babies2010: 121 babies20102011: 131 babies2012: 173 babies2013: 180 babies2014: 246 babies2015: 260 babies2016: 382 babies2017: 430 babies2018: 521 babies2019: 636 babies2020: 676 babies20202021: 790 babies2022: 956 babies2023: 1,082 babies2024: 935 babies2025: 1,054 babies
US babies named Poppy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,082.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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