Girls' name · since 1919

Poppy

Poppy has 9,541 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,733 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#292 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,541
born since 1919
2020s
peak decade

Poppy currently ranks #292 among girls' names in America, with 9,541 babies recorded since 1919.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poppy has been recorded 9,541 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #292 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.

  • #1,733 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #292 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 9,541 born since 1919
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poppy ranks #1,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #292 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,541 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,733 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#292 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,541
born since 1919
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%98.3%
Poppy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Poppy's 9,541 recorded births place it above 97.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

47 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Poppy compares

9,541 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Poppy's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Poppy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 9,541 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,077 21 19,840

Poppy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Poppy splits its recorded history at 1977: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 1,077 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Poppy popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2023)
1,077
Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
05001,0001,500 191919421957197019792002201120202025 1,054

Poppy popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Poppy as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2023 5

Poppy by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (5,488 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Poppy's strongest decade.

5,488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Poppy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,488 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Poppy compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Poppy's total volume

Poppy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -84, 7.1%-80, 7%-140, 9.1%-57, 5%-46, 5%-129, 2.2%-122, 4.2%-146, 3.5%-143, 3.4%-144, 4.1%-52, 5.2%-76, 4.1%-58, 19.4%-108, 4.3%-146, 2.3%Poppy-107, 11.3%Poppy
Poppy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Poppy by state

Where Poppy concentrates geographically, total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Poppy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,391 14.6%
#2 Texas
648 6.8%
#3 New York
486 5.1%
#4 Washington
334 3.5%
#5 Ohio
312 3.3%
#6 Florida
310 3.2%
#7 Illinois
281 2.9%
#8 North Carolina
272 2.9%
California share of Poppy's total US births 14.6%
Even split

1,391 of 9,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Poppy appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Poppy? ▼
9,541 babies have been named Poppy since 1919. All-time, it sits at #1,733 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #292 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 1,077 births.
Where does Poppy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Poppy ranks #1,733 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #292 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Poppy most popular? ▼
Poppy was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5,488 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Poppy most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Poppy are California (1,391 births), Texas (648 births), New York (486 births).
How long has the name Poppy been used? ▼
Poppy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 107 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Poppy? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Poppi, Poppie. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Poppy's data

  • California records the most Poppys (1,391 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Poppy

Nearby Names Like Poppy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Poppy

Poppi Girl
#3850 248 births
Poppie Girl
#6383 121 births

Compare Poppy side by side: Poppy vs Poppi Poppy vs Poppie

Or pick any two names to compare →

Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Poppy

Sawyer #291
18,338 births · Peak 2018
Aylani #293
2,831 births · Peak 2025
Aurelia #290
18,435 births · Peak 2025
Maggie #294
123,078 births · Peak 2007
Adelaide #289
35,007 births · Peak 2016
Dakota #295
41,458 births · Peak 2006
Milani #288
11,646 births · Peak 2022
Blake #296
20,065 births · Peak 2021

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Poppy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Poppy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.