Is Poppy a boy or girl name?
Poppy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 928 girls and 0 boys were named Poppy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 8,482 US babies named Poppy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #338
- Babies named Poppy since 1919
- 8,482
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,081 babies
Boys and girls named Poppy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 52 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 334 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 34 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 411 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,079 | 100% |
| 2020s | 5 | 4,426 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 928 | #338 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,657 | 1,076 | #289 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 956 | #338 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 790 | #400 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 676 | #457 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 635 | #494 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 521 | #586 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 430 | #681 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 382 | #747 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 260 | #1,027 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,056 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,304 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,356 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,644 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,731 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,179 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,573 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,960 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,596 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,896 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,174 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,124 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,056 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,797 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,558 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,981 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,135 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,662 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,002 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,806 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,227 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,020 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,611 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,188 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,283 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,701 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,474 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,691 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,926 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,189 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,958 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,695 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,585 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,256 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,902 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,360 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,703 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,796 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,802 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,735 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,297 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,560 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,320 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,414 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,291 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,091 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,578 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,520 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,059 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,781 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,104 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,450 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,824 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,850 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,727 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,549 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,169 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Poppy reached #13,657 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #289 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.