Poppy
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning the poppy flower; remembrance.
How Poppy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #747 |
| 2017 | #681 |
| 2018 | #586 |
| 2019 | #493 |
| 2020 | #457 |
| 2021 | #402 |
| 2022 | #338 |
| 2023 | #289 |
| 2024 | #338 |
| 2025 | #292 |
Poppy by the numbers
In 2025, 1,789 babies in England and Wales were named Poppy. In the US, 421 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Poppy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Poppy
Names that are said the same way as Poppy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Popi3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a flower
Like Poppy, each of these has a flower in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Chloegreen shoot, blooming6,920 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Violetthe violet flower; purple1,061 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
- Jasminejasmine flower; gift from god455 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Poppy
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