Poppy
Featured in baby name books
Poppy is a flower name taken from the red poppy, with spellings like Poppie and Popi. Chef Jamie Oliver’s daughter Poppy Honey and novelist Poppy Z. Brite are bearers.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names
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Usage of Poppy in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Poppy against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Poppy is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Poppy in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,054 girls were named Poppy, making it the #292 girls' name in the US. Since 1919, 9,541 girls have been named Poppy, with the most (1,077) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, Vermont and Maine.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Australia (New South Wales) | #45 girls | 140 | NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Australia (Victoria) | #32 girls | 162 | Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, 2025 |
| Canada (Ontario) | #164 girls | 66 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #7 girls | 1,789 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #105 girls | 45 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| New Zealand | #52 girls | 66 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #51 girls | 37 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #51 girls | 37 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #35 girls | 109 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
| Sweden | #303 girls | 24 | Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), 2025 |
| Wales | #14 girls | 75 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Poppy
There are 1 towns and villages with Poppy in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Poppy Lagoon Yard | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Poppy
There are 1 lakes and reservoirs with Poppy in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Poppy Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Poppy songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Poppy in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Poppy
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Poppy.
Poppy Delevingne
Poppy Montgomery
Fictional characters named Poppy
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Poppy as a pet name
FurryName has found 3,215 dogs named Poppy in public pet registers, making it the #44 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (118), Victoria (41), Port Moody (15). Poppy as a dog name →
FurryName has found 447 cats named Poppy in public pet registers, making it the #62 cat name there. Most of them are registered in South Australia (370), Seattle (25), Golden Plains Shire (5). Poppy as a cat name →
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