Poppy is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Poppy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #292 for girl births in the United States (and #628 across all names), given to 1,054 babies. Poppy was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 2023 (1,077 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,054 | 1,054 | #292 | — |
| 2024 | 935 | 935 | #337 | — |
| 2023 | 1,082 | 1,082 | #289 | #13,667 |
| 2022 | 956 | 956 | #338 | — |
| 2021 | 790 | 790 | #401 | — |
| 2020 | 676 | 676 | #457 | — |
| 2019 | 636 | 636 | #493 | — |
| 2018 | 521 | 521 | #586 | — |
| 2017 | 430 | 430 | #681 | — |
| 2016 | 382 | 382 | #747 | — |
| 2015 | 260 | 260 | #1,027 | — |
| 2014 | 246 | 246 | #1,056 | — |
| 2013 | 180 | 180 | #1,305 | — |
| 2012 | 173 | 173 | #1,356 | — |
| 2011 | 131 | 131 | #1,644 | — |
| 2010 | 121 | 121 | #1,732 | — |
| 2009 | 92 | 92 | #2,179 | — |
| 2008 | 73 | 73 | #2,573 | — |
| 2007 | 62 | 62 | #2,917 | — |
| 2006 | 70 | 70 | #2,596 | — |
| 2005 | 57 | 57 | #2,897 | — |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #5,176 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #12,124 | — |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #10,060 | — |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #10,798 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,558 | — |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #13,981 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #15,136 | — |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #11,662 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #8,003 | — |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #5,806 | — |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #7,227 | — |
| 1979 | 14 | — | #5,019 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,612 | — |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #4,189 | — |
| 1976 | 37 | — | #2,284 | — |
| 1975 | 41 | — | #2,123 | — |
| 1974 | 54 | — | #1,701 | — |
| 1973 | 65 | — | #1,473 | — |
| 1972 | 53 | — | #1,691 | — |
| 1971 | 24 | — | #2,926 | — |
| 1970 | 14 | — | #4,188 | — |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #4,958 | — |
| 1968 | 10 | — | #4,695 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,586 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,257 | — |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,902 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,360 | — |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #5,704 | — |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,797 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,802 | — |
| 1956 | 8 | — | #4,735 | — |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,299 | — |
| 1954 | 8 | — | #4,561 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,320 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,414 | — |
| 1951 | 8 | — | #4,291 | — |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #5,090 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,578 | — |
| 1942 | 6 | — | #4,520 | — |
| 1936 | 6 | — | #4,059 | — |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,781 | — |
| 1928 | 7 | — | #4,104 | — |
| 1927 | 5 | — | #5,450 | — |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,824 | — |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,850 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,727 | — |
| 1923 | 5 | — | #5,549 | — |
| 1919 | 7 | — | #4,169 | — |