Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Poppy

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #292 Trend ↑ Rising 73%

A female given name from English, a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.

Rank 2025
#292
among girls · ↑45 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,054
named Poppy · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,525
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
1,082 babies
All-time total
9,546
#1,732 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Poppy popularity over time

9,546 babies have been named Poppy since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 7 – 7 1 – #4,169
1920s 36 – 36 4 +414% #3,824
1930s 13 – 13 1 -64% #3,781
1940s 17 – 17 2 +31% #4,520
1950s 57 – 57 6 +235% #4,291
1960s 52 – 52 5 -9% #4,695
1970s 334 – 334 33 +542% #1,473
1980s 34 – 34 3 -90% #5,806
1990s 11 – 11 1 -68% #13,981
2000s 412 – 412 41 +3645% #2,179
2010s 3,080 – 3,080 308 +648% #493
2020s (to 2025) 5,488 5 5,493 916 +197% #289

Where Poppy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,155 0.72 #270
2027 1,248 0.78 #248
2028 1,334 0.83 #230
2029 1,411 0.88 #218
2030 1,480 0.92 #207

Where Poppy is most popular

Girls named Poppy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.593 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, Alaska, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Poppy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 34 2.20 +271%
Alaska 16 1.86 +213%
Utah 142 1.71 +188%
Idaho 53 1.58 +167%
Oregon 98 1.51 +154%
Colorado 137 1.23 +107%
Washington 177 1.23 +107%
Connecticut 69 1.19 +100%
District of Columbia 14 1.18 +99%
Minnesota 123 1.14 +92%
Vermont 5 1.03 +74%
Massachusetts 112 0.926 +56%
Kentucky 78 0.912 +54%
Nebraska 32 0.890 +50%
Kansas 51 0.884 +49%
South Carolina 79 0.879 +48%
Missouri 101 0.838 +41%
Arkansas 44 0.833 +40%
California 680 0.809 +36%
Tennessee 128 0.808 +36%
Virginia 133 0.780 +32%
Ohio 182 0.767 +29%
Iowa 44 0.753 +27%
Montana 10 0.739 +25%
Wisconsin 75 0.728 +23%
North Carolina 164 0.720 +21%
Oklahoma 53 0.720 +21%
Michigan 130 0.714 +20%
New Hampshire 13 0.704 +19%
Indiana 95 0.677 +14%
Louisiana 57 0.651 +10%
Pennsylvania 148 0.626 +6%
Nevada 29 0.624 +5%
New York 246 0.621 +5%
Illinois 142 0.620 +5%
Alabama 57 0.607 ≈ national
Maryland 64 0.604 ≈ national
Arizona 82 0.584 ≈ national
Georgia 121 0.533 -10%
Hawaii 6 0.523 -12%
Mississippi 24 0.513 -14%
Rhode Island 6 0.479 -19%
Florida 193 0.451 -24%
New Jersey 79 0.438 -26%
Texas 350 0.435 -27%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -36%
West Virginia 7 0.267 -55%
Delaware – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Poppy

Poppy is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #292 in 2025 with 1,054 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 9,546 American babies have been named Poppy. Its peak came in 2023, when 1,082 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Poppy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Poppy?

The median living Poppy is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 9,400 people named Poppy are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Poppy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,054 #292 – –
2024 935 #337 – –
2023 1,077 #289 5 #13,667
2022 956 #338 – –
2021 790 #401 – –
2020 676 #457 – –
2019 636 #493 – –
2018 521 #586 – –
2017 430 #681 – –
2016 382 #747 – –
2015 260 #1,027 – –
2014 246 #1,056 – –
2013 180 #1,305 – –
2012 173 #1,356 – –
2011 131 #1,644 – –
2010 121 #1,732 – –
2009 92 #2,179 – –
2008 73 #2,573 – –
2007 62 #2,917 – –
2006 70 #2,596 – –
2005 57 #2,897 – –
2004 25 #5,176 – –
2003 8 #12,124 – –
2002 10 #10,060 – –
2001 9 #10,798 – –
2000 6 #14,558 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 9 #7,227 – –
1975 41 #2,123 – –
1970 14 #4,188 – –
1965 5 #7,257 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 9 #4,299 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 5 #5,090 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 6 #4,850 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Poppy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Poppy Montgomery Poppy Montgomery Australian actress (born 1972) Contemporary
  2. 2 Poppy Drayton British actress b. 1991 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Poppy Poppy American singer and songwriter (born 1995) Contemporary
  4. 4 Poppy Morgan Poppy Morgan British post-punk band b. 1983 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Poppy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Poppy?

The median living Poppy is about 4 years old. Half of all living Poppys are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Poppy are alive today?

An estimated 9,400 people named Poppy are alive in the United States, based on 9,546 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Poppy mean?

A female given name from English, a flower name used since the end of the 19th century.

How popular is the name Poppy in 2025?

Poppy ranked #292 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,054 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Poppy?

9,546 babies have been named Poppy in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Poppy most popular?

Poppy peaked in 2023, when 1,082 newborns received the name.

Is Poppy a boy or girl name?

Poppy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Poppy rising or falling?

Poppy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Poppy become more popular?

Poppy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,480 girls named Poppy in 2030, which would rank around #207. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Poppy?

Well-known people named Poppy include Poppy Montgomery (actor), Poppy Drayton (actor), Poppy (actor).

Names like Poppy

Names that sound and feel close to Poppy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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