Poppy

English from Latin

"red flower"

Updated Wed Nov 29 2023

Poppy Origin and Meaning

The name Poppy is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "red flower".

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.

# 338 in the US

Poppy Rank in US Top 1000

# 39 on Nameberry

Poppy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Poppy Popularity

338US2022
39Nameberry2023
421Future2028
17England2021
41Scotland2022
100Ireland2014
40Australia2022
30New Zealand2022
49Dogs2022
40Cats2022
192Canada2022

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Famous People Named Poppy

Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Britenow Billy Martin), American novelist
Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux MontgomeryAustralian actress
Poppy Angela DelevingneEnglish model and socialite; sister of model Cara Delevingne
Katharine Julia "Poppy" HarlowAmerican CNN anchor
Poppy MorganEnglish adult film actress
Emma "Poppy" DeyesEnglish lifestyle blogger
Poppy MillerEnglish actress
That Poppystage name of Moriah Pereira, American singer,songwriter
Poppy Honey Rosie Oliverdaughter of TV chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
Poppy Wollen (b. 2009)daughter of actress Rhiana Griffith and Ben Wollen
Poppy Davies Dixon (b. 2009)daughter of IndyCar driver Scott Dixon and Emma Davies

Poppy Genn (b. 2010)daughter of newscaster Tamara Taggart and musician Dave Genn
Poppy Barlow (b. 2012)stillborn daughter of singer Gary Barlow and Dawn Andrews
Poppy James Gavigan (b. 2012)daughter of Jessica Capshaw and Christopher Gavigan
Poppy Emery (b. 2012)daughter of actors Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer; twin brother Charlie
Poppy Louise Hager (b. 2015)daughter of Jenna Bush and Henry Hager
Poppy BrentBerkus (b. 2015), daughter of designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent
Poppy Alice Burgess (b. 2017)daughter of rugby league player Sam Burgess
Anouska Poppy Pearl Gerhauser (b. 1987)daughter of socialite and TV personality Tamara Beckwith and Bill Gerhauser
Clementine Poppy Vaughn (b. 2004)daughter of actor Matthew Vaughn and model Claudia Schiffer
Poppy Louise Hager (b. 2015)daughter of Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager

Poppy in Pop Culture

Poppy Liftoncharacter on TV's "Gossip Girl"
Poppy Mayfleetlittle sister of Lina in the book/movie "City of Ember"
Poppy/Rebeccacharacter in "The Cellar" by Natasha Preston
Poppy Moorecharacter in 2008 movie "Wild Child"
"Poppy NorthSecret Vampire," novel by L.J. Smith
Poppy Pomfreycharacter in the Harry Potter series
Poppy Sellarscharacter in "Angel Pavement" (1930) by J. B. Priestley
Poppyone of the fairy twins on TV's "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
Poppy ClarkeJerome's little sister on TV's "House of Anubis"
Poppy Giordanocharacter from the "Dead Is" series
Poppycharacter in animated film "Trolls"

Poppycharacter on TV's "The Fosters"
Poppy Callowaycharacter in the Addicted Series
Poppy OHaircharacter in Ever After High
Poppycharacter on Vampirina
Poppy,Australian term for grandfather
Poppy Marshallone of Haley's twins on TV's "Modern Family"