Poppy
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Poppy
Poppy, unlike most floral names which are sweet and feminine, has a lot of spunk. Long popular throughout the rest of the English-speaking world, Poppy is finally starting to rise toward the top in the US, where it entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2016.
British TV chef Jamie Oliver used the name for his eldest daughter, Poppy Honey Rosie, as did Anthony Edwards, Jessica Capshaw, and Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. A notable adult Poppy is Australian Without a Trace star Poppy Montgomery (full name Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth – she and her sisters are all named after flowers: Lily, Daisy, Marigold and Rosie).
Due to the flower's bold crimson color, Poppy makes an especially good choice for a redhead. In the UK, it is a traditional name for November babies, due to the flower's association with Remembrance Day (Nov 11), honoring the memory of members of the Armed Forces who have died in the line of duty.
Other Poppy-like names to consider: Pippa, Piper, Posey and Petal.
Poppy is also given to boys.
Pronounced POP-ee.
As of October 2026, Poppy ranked #292 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #289 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #177.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,056 | 246 | 137.7 |
| 2015 | #1,027 | 260 | 145.7 |
| 2016 | #747 | 382 | 215.6 |
| 2017 | #681 | 430 | 249.1 |
| 2018 | #586 | 521 | 306.3 |
| 2019 | #494 | 635 | 378.3 |
| 2020 | #457 | 676 | 418.2 |
| 2021 | #400 | 790 | 481.5 |
| 2022 | #338 | 956 | 582.9 |
| 2023 | #289 | 1,076 | 670.6 |
| 2024 | #338 | 928 | 572.8 |
| 2025 | #292 | 1,054 | 655.8 |
World rankings
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Poppy on lists
Famous Poppys
- Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann BriteGirl
now Billy Martin), American novelist
- Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux MontgomeryGirl
Australian actress
- Poppy Angela DelevingneGirl
English model and socialite; sister of model Cara Delevingne
- Katharine Julia "Poppy" HarlowGirl
American CNN anchor
- Poppy MorganGirl
English adult film actress
- Emma "Poppy" DeyesGirl
English lifestyle blogger
- Poppy MillerGirl
English actress
- That PoppyGirl
stage name of Moriah Pereira, American singer,songwriter
- Poppy Honey Rosie OliverGirl
daughter of TV chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
- Poppy Wollen (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of actress Rhiana Griffith and Ben Wollen
- Poppy Davies Dixon (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of IndyCar driver Scott Dixon and Emma Davies
- Poppy Genn (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of newscaster Tamara Taggart and musician Dave Genn
- Poppy Barlow (b. 2012)Girl
stillborn daughter of singer Gary Barlow and Dawn Andrews
- Poppy James Gavigan (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of Jessica Capshaw and Christopher Gavigan
- Poppy Emery (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actors Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer; twin brother Charlie
- Poppy Louise Hager (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of Jenna Bush and Henry Hager
- Poppy BrentGirl
Berkus (b. 2015), daughter of designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent
- Poppy Alice Burgess (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of rugby league player Sam Burgess
- Anouska Poppy Pearl Gerhauser (b. 1987)Girl
daughter of socialite and TV personality Tamara Beckwith and Bill Gerhauser
- Clementine Poppy Vaughn (b. 2004)Girl
daughter of actor Matthew Vaughn and model Claudia Schiffer
- Poppy Louise Hager (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager
Poppy in pop culture
- PoppyGirl
character in animated film "Trolls"
- Poppy LiftonGirl
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
- Poppy MayfleetGirl
little sister of Lina in the book/movie "City of Ember"
- Poppy/RebeccaGirl
character in "The Cellar" by Natasha Preston
- Poppy MooreGirl
character in 2008 movie "Wild Child"
- "Poppy NorthGirl
Secret Vampire," novel by L.J. Smith
- Poppy PomfreyGirl
character in the Harry Potter series
- Poppy SellarsGirl
character in "Angel Pavement" (1930) by J. B. Priestley
- PoppyGirl
one of the fairy twins on TV's "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
- Poppy ClarkeGirl
Jerome's little sister on TV's "House of Anubis"
- Poppy GiordanoGirl
character from the "Dead Is" series
- PoppyGirl
character on TV's "The Fosters"
- Poppy CallowayGirl
character in the Addicted Series
- Poppy OHairGirl
character in Ever After High
- PoppyGirl
character on Vampirina
- PoppyGirl
,Australian term for grandfather
- Poppy MarshallGirl
one of Haley's twins on TV's "Modern Family"
- Poppy WrightGirl
main character in novel and movie " People We Meet on Vacation"