Poppy
Poppy is ranked 338th among girls in 2024 (928 births). Its best rank was 289th, in 2023.
- Rank in 2024
- #338down 49 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 9280.06% of girls
- Peak year
- 20231,076 births
- Best rank
- #289in 2023
- Since 1919
- 8,477people given the name
The story in the numbers
8,477 girls have been named Poppy in the United States since 1919, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,076 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2020, and the 2020s alone account for 52%. It has spent 9 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Poppy | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | |
| 1920s | 36 | |
| 1930s | 13 | |
| 1940s | 17 | |
| 1950s | 57 | |
| 1960s | 52 | |
| 1970s | 334 | |
| 1980s | 34 | |
| 1990s | 11 | |
| 2000s | 411 | |
| 2010s | 3,079 | |
| 2020s | 4,426 |
In 2023, its biggest year
Poppy was the 289th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Poppy
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Juniperpeak 2022
- Milanipeak 2022
- Amorapeak 2024
- Blakeleighpeak 2024
- Wrenpeak 2022
- Alaiahpeak 2020
- Valkyriepeak 2022
- Lakelynpeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.