Given name & surname · also Latin
Poppy
“resembling the red flower”
Poppy is used as a given name, a surname, and a nickname. One English interpretation is “resembling the red flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the red flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Poppy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,546
- 5 boys · 9,541 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,082 babies
- 2025
- 1,054
- #292 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +82%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,054 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 292 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 81.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (131). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,380 as a first name in 2020; 433 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Poppy’s family of names
Poppy has a related form in Popi. Poppy has a related form in Popea. Poppy has a related form in Popee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Poppivariant
- Poppievariant · English
- Popeavariant
- Popeyvariant
- Popeevariant
- Poppeavariant
- Popyvariant
- Popievariant
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Poppy
- Poppy MontgomeryAustralian actress (born 1972)
- Poppy DraytonBritish actressborn 1991
- Poppy DelevingneBritish modelborn 1986
- Poppy PattinsonEnglish association football playerborn 2000
- Poppy MillerBritish actressborn 1969
- Poppy Corby-TuechFrench-English actressborn 1987
- Poppy MailolaSouth African politician
- Poppy Lee FriarEnglish actressborn 1995
- Poppy Gustafsson, Baroness GustafssonBritish businesswoman (born 1982)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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