Poppy
English flower name, from Old English popaeg, which came from Latin papaver, the word for the poppy plant.
Poppy in 2025
Poppy was given to 1,054 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 628th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,145 babies born.
The history of Poppy
Poppy reached its highest point in 2023, when 1,082 babies were given the name, ranking 610th that year.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 9,546 babies have been named Poppy. Half of them were born before 2021, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Poppy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Poppy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 7,084 |
| 1920s | 36 | 6,427 |
| 1930s | 13 | 6,357 |
| 1940s | 17 | 7,138 |
| 1950s | 57 | 6,594 |
| 1960s | 52 | 6,980 |
| 1970s | 334 | 2,383 |
| 1980s | 34 | 8,750 |
| 1990s | 11 | 21,798 |
| 2000s | 412 | 3,815 |
| 2010s | 3,080 | 959 |
| 2020s | 5,493 | 610 |
Where Poppy is heading
Poppy has grown more than 4.1 times over the past decade, from 260 babies in 2015 to 1,054 in 2025.
Names like Poppy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Poppy.