How to say it
POP · py
/ˈpɑː.pi/
Feminine
Poppy
The poppy flower
What it means
An English flower name, straight from the bright red poppy (Latin papaver).
Poppy is an English botanical name lifted from the flower, whose own name traces to Latin papaver. It belongs to the cheerful British flower-name set with Daisy and Ivy and is far more popular in the UK and Australia than in the US. The remembrance poppy gives it a quiet layer of meaning around memory and loss. It also doubles as a plain term of endearment.
Popularity over time
peaked at #289 in 2023, currently #292 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
Carries the remembrance-poppy association of memory; also the upbeat heroine of the Trolls films.
- Worth knowing
Reads very British; common in the UK and Australia, still a touch unexpected in the US.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Poppy the relentlessly cheerful heroine of the Trolls films
Spelling variants
- Poppi
- Poppie
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