Poppy

Flower name, English from Latin

"red flower"

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.

Poppy Rank in US Top 1000

# 338 in the US

Poppy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 68 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Poppy

• 338 US 2024
• 68 Nameberry 2025
• 194 Canada 2023
• 53 Future 2035
• 11 England 2023
• 24 Scotland 2024
• 90 Ireland 2024
• 39 Australia 2024
• 48 New Zealand 2024
• 41 Dogs 2023
• 26 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Poppy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Poppy.

• Olive
• Daisy
• Hazel
• Ruby
• June
• Ivy
• Clover
• Clementine
• Juniper
• Mabel
• Pearl
• Violet
• Fern
• Mae
• Flora
• Birdie
• Iris
• Willow
• Winnie
• Lola

Famous People Named Poppy

• Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite now Billy Martin), American novelist
• Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Montgomery Australian actress
• Poppy Angela Delevingne English model and socialite; sister of model Cara Delevingne
• Katharine Julia "Poppy" Harlow American CNN anchor
• Poppy Morgan English adult film actress
• Emma "Poppy" Deyes English lifestyle blogger
• Poppy Miller English actress
• That Poppy stage name of Moriah Pereira, American singer,songwriter
• Poppy Honey Rosie Oliver daughter 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 Brent Berkus (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

The name Poppy in Pop Culture

• Poppy character in animated film "Trolls"
• Poppy Lifton character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
• Poppy Mayfleet little sister of Lina in the book/movie "City of Ember"
• Poppy/Rebecca character in "The Cellar" by Natasha Preston
• Poppy Moore character in 2008 movie "Wild Child"
• "Poppy North Secret Vampire," novel by L.J. Smith
• Poppy Pomfrey character in the Harry Potter series
• Poppy Sellars character in "Angel Pavement" (1930) by J. B. Priestley
• Poppy one of the fairy twins on TV's "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
• Poppy Clarke Jerome's little sister on TV's "House of Anubis"
• Poppy Giordano character from the "Dead Is" series
• Poppy character on TV's "The Fosters"
• Poppy Calloway character in the Addicted Series
• Poppy OHair character in Ever After High
• Poppy character on Vampirina
• Poppy ,Australian term for grandfather
• Poppy Marshall one of Haley's twins on TV's "Modern Family"