Poppy
Girl name · #292 in 2025 · Distinctive
Poppy ranks #292 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,054 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #1026, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,708 girls born in 2025 was named Poppy.
The 106-year story
Poppy first appears in the Social Security records in 1919, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 1,077 babies and a rank of #289. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Poppy per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Poppy in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Poppy is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "distinctive". That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Poppy is most common
Geography matters for names, and Poppy is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Poppy is most common in AK (6 per 1,000), ME (3.2 per 1,000), UT (2 per 1,000), NE (1.7 per 1,000), CO (1.5 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.8 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Poppy is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Poppy
Statistically, parents drawn to Poppy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Emory, Navy, Palmer, Rory, and Ivory.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Poppy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,054 | #292 |
| 2024 | 935 | #336 |
| 2023 | 1,077 | #289 |
| 2022 | 956 | #338 |
| 2021 | 790 | #400 |
| 2020 | 676 | #457 |
| 2019 | 636 | #492 |
| 2018 | 521 | #586 |
| 2017 | 430 | #681 |
| 2016 | 382 | #746 |
| 2015 | 260 | #1026 |
| 2014 | 246 | #1056 |
| 2013 | 180 | #1301 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1351 |
| 2011 | 131 | #1639 |
| 2010 | 121 | #1720 |
| 2009 | 92 | #2165 |
| 2008 | 73 | #2557 |
| 2007 | 62 | #2890 |
| 2006 | 70 | #2579 |
| 2005 | 57 | #2865 |
| 2004 | 25 | #5062 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Poppy a popular girl name?
Poppy ranked #292 among girls in 2025 with 1,054 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1026.
When was the name Poppy most popular?
Poppy peaked in 2023, when 1,077 American girls received the name (ranked #289 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Poppy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,708 newborn American girls was named Poppy. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.