Poppy

Poppy was the #292 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,054 babies), and #7 in England & Wales and #201 in Canada.

Poppy as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#292 (1,054)	#7 (1,789)	#35 (109)	#51 (37)	#105 (45)	#201 (150)	#45 (140)	#32 (162)
2024	#336 (935)	#8 (1,888)	#24 (135)	#47 (37)	#89 (54)	#238 (121)	#44 (142)	#35 (150)
2023	#289 (1,077)	#11 (1,755)	#32 (115)	#62 (34)	#100 (50)	#195 (142)	#48 (135)	#36 (131)
2022	#338 (956)	#13 (1,848)	#41 (100)	#50 (44)	#124 (42)	#193 (149)	#45 (154)	#35 (139)
2021	#400 (790)	#17 (1,841)	#39 (108)	#27 (62)	#106 (52)	#211 (144)	#47 (160)	#31 (166)
2020	#457 (676)	#17 (1,838)	#36 (105)	#49 (43)	#115 (45)	#257 (116)	#49 (135)	#53 (114)
2019	#492 (636)	#17 (2,022)	#36 (122)	#50 (44)	#111 (49)	#257 (125)	#55 (116)	#34 (151)
2018	#586 (521)	#11 (2,226)	#30 (138)	#46 (46)	#101 (59)	#364 (90)	#61 (108)	#44 (103)
2017	#681 (430)	#8 (2,527)	#29 (144)	#43 (50)	#106 (56)	#347 (95)	#57 (112)	#46 (98)
2016	#746 (382)	#13 (2,506)	#43 (110)	#47 (50)	#105 (56)	#362 (96)	#60 (116)	#38 (108)
2015	#1,026 (260)	#10 (2,816)	#28 (161)	#32 (74)	#135 (46)	#411 (83)	#74 (95)	#41 (107)
2014	#1,056 (246)	#5 (3,273)	#30 (162)	#32 (81)	#100 (64)	#405 (83)	#52 (134)	#43 (102)
2013	#1,301 (180)	#7 (3,422)	#26 (182)	#37 (63)	#90 (74)	#621 (47)	#56 (119)	#51 (95)
2012	#1,351 (173)	#13 (3,203)	#35 (154)	#40 (63)	#136 (43)	#577 (51)	#74 (98)	#52 (96)
2011	#1,639 (131)	#14 (2,932)	#45 (126)	#47 (57)	#132 (49)	#797 (34)	#76 (93)	#45 (92)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2023 at #289.
Rising over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 1919.

How common is it?

about 1 in 1,500 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,500	uncommon
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 140	very common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 160	very common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 200	very common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 470	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 1,000	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Poppy is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,400 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 1,200 to 1 in 1,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Poppy (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#164	66

Poppy (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Poppy	Canada	Girls	#201	150
Poppy	England & Wales	Girls	#7	1,789
Poppy	Ireland	Girls	#105	45
Poppy	Northern Ireland	Girls	#51	37
Poppy	NSW	Girls	#45	140
Poppy	Scotland	Girls	#35	109
Poppy	US	Girls	#292	1,054
Poppy	US	Boys	—	too few
Poppy	VIC	Girls	#32	162