How popular is 'Poppy'?

[MegRam]

DH and I both really love the name but I am concerned that it seems to be in the top 10 in every list I read. I'm not sure I'd want her to be one of 5 Poppy's in her class!

Any experiences of how many Poppy's there are around in real life?

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According to the ONS it was 10th place in 2015, having gone down from 2014 so it is popular but losing popularity. They'll also be Poppi and Poppies around.

There is more variation in girls names than boys (so there are more Oliver's than Amelia's - both number 1) so less chance of two Poppy's in a class.

I've never come across any Poppy's at all the baby/toddler activities I go to. Neither have I come across any Mia or Jessica's which are also top 10.

Depends on the region you're in really, go on bounty regional baby names that should tell you if it's used much where you are, I personally have never met or heard of one we're in Merseyside.

I've never met a poppy
Adult or child

I have never met a Poppy either, it's lovely.
Some people use Poppy, as a nick name for Penelope.

I have a Poppy. Really don't care if there are lots of Poppies in her class. There were 3 other girls in my class at primary school and it honestly wasn't a problem!

I've not met another Poppy yet (DD is only 1 though)

If you love it, use it!

I know three poppy's. One is nine, one is eight and one is newborn.

My eldest is a Poppy. At nursery there were two of them and also at her gymnastics class as a toddler but she's the only one in her year at school and there's only one other she knows about in her school so not as common as you would think.

Sorry, 3 other girls with my name.

There were more than 3 girls in my class!

It really does depend on where you are. In some places it's like the fields of Flanders.

I know 4 Poppys.

Aged 5, 4, 2 and a dog.

When I got my younger daughter registered it had on the wall the most common names in my area so maybe more common in some areas,

My cat is called Poppy 😁 sorry not helpful

There's two in DS's nursery room (he's 1).

Only ones I know are cats and dogs.

There seem to be plenty, it being a long standing top 100 name and currently top 10. Go by the ONS stats if in doubt.

It's a gorgeous name but I know several under 10

I also have a cat named Poppy. did consider it for 21 year daughter all those years ago, but DH was not keen

The only one I know is 25!

I know only one and she's 6.

I know one child Poppy she's 5.
I have a cat called Poppy and next door's dog is called Poppy.

It's not very poppy-ular where I live. I don't know any.

I haven't heard it much around toddler groups, although the other week I was volunteering on my local maternity ward and in one night I visited two Poppys.

My DDs best friend is Poppy. She is 7 and the only one in the school. There was one other in a different year but she has now left.

There are three Poppys that I know of in my DC's school.
It's a lovely name, I wanted to call dd Poppy but dp said no way. He's foreign and wouldn't believe me it was a real name

I have known of three Poppy's (one toddler and two puppies)