Poppy

English from Latin

"red flower"

Updated Sat Jan 18 2025

Poppy Origin and Meaning

The name Poppy is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "red flower".

Poppy, unlike most floral names which are sweet and feminine, has a lot of spunk. Long popular throughout the rest of the English-speaking world, Poppy is finally starting to rise toward the top in the US, where it entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2016.

British TV chef Jamie Oliver used the name for his eldest daughter, Poppy Honey Rosie, as did Anthony Edwards, Jessica Capshaw, and Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer. A notable adult Poppy is Australian Without a Trace star Poppy Montgomery (full name Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth – she and her sisters are all named after flowers: Lily, Daisy, Marigold and Rosie).

Due to the flower's bold crimson color, Poppy makes an especially good choice for a redhead. In the UK, it is a traditional name for November babies, due to the flower's association with Remembrance Day (Nov 11), honoring the memory of members of the Armed Forces who have died in the line of duty.

Other Poppy-like names to consider: Pippa, Piper, Posey and Petal.

# 289 in the US

Poppy Rank in US Top 1000

# 99 on Nameberry

Poppy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Poppy Popularity

289US2023
99Nameberry2025
194Canada2023
421Future2028
11England2023
32Scotland2023
101Ireland2023
46Australia2023
48New Zealand2024
41Dogs2023
26Cats2023

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Famous People Named Poppy

Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite
now Billy Martin), American novelist
Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux Montgomery
Australian actress
Poppy Angela Delevingne
English model and socialite; sister of model Cara Delevingne
Katharine Julia "Poppy" Harlow
American CNN anchor
Poppy Morgan
English adult film actress
Emma "Poppy" Deyes
English lifestyle blogger
Poppy Miller
English actress
That Poppy
stage name of Moriah Pereira, American singer,songwriter
Poppy Honey Rosie Oliver
daughter of TV chefs Jamie and Jools Oliver
Poppy Wollen (b. 2009)
daughter of actress Rhiana Griffith and Ben Wollen
Poppy Davies Dixon (b. 2009)
daughter of IndyCar driver Scott Dixon and Emma Davies

Poppy Genn (b. 2010)
daughter of newscaster Tamara Taggart and musician Dave Genn
Poppy Barlow (b. 2012)
stillborn daughter of singer Gary Barlow and Dawn Andrews
Poppy James Gavigan (b. 2012)
daughter of Jessica Capshaw and Christopher Gavigan
Poppy Emery (b. 2012)
daughter of actors Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer; twin brother Charlie
Poppy Louise Hager (b. 2015)
daughter of Jenna Bush and Henry Hager
Poppy Brent
Berkus (b. 2015), daughter of designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent
Poppy Alice Burgess (b. 2017)
daughter of rugby league player Sam Burgess
Anouska Poppy Pearl Gerhauser (b. 1987)
daughter of socialite and TV personality Tamara Beckwith and Bill Gerhauser
Clementine Poppy Vaughn (b. 2004)
daughter of actor Matthew Vaughn and model Claudia Schiffer
Poppy Louise Hager (b. 2015)
daughter of Jenna Bush Hager and Henry Hager

Poppy in Pop Culture

Poppy
character in animated film "Trolls"
Poppy Lifton
character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
Poppy Mayfleet
little sister of Lina in the book/movie "City of Ember"
Poppy/Rebecca
character in "The Cellar" by Natasha Preston
Poppy Moore
character in 2008 movie "Wild Child"
"Poppy North
Secret Vampire," novel by L.J. Smith
Poppy Pomfrey
character in the Harry Potter series
Poppy Sellars
character in "Angel Pavement" (1930) by J. B. Priestley
Poppy
one of the fairy twins on TV's "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
Poppy Clarke
Jerome's little sister on TV's "House of Anubis"
Poppy Giordano
character from the "Dead Is" series

Poppy
character on TV's "The Fosters"
Poppy Calloway
character in the Addicted Series
Poppy OHair
character in Ever After High
Poppy
character on Vampirina
Poppy
,Australian term for grandfather
Poppy Marshall
one of Haley's twins on TV's "Modern Family"