Poppy or Ivy

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Long awaited rainbow baby girl on the way. I can’t decide between two names- Poppy or Ivy. I know cutesy names aren’t everyone’s cup of tea but please be kind.

Poppy was my favourite for a long time (I’ve been doing IVF for years). Then I was slightly put off because it seems to be a very popular pet name. But my mum and sister LOVE it - this is their pick, which is making me re-think. I’ve also seen Poppy get a lot of hate on Mumsnet for some reason.

Ivy was a new favourite. Maybe it’s a little fresher than Poppy as Poppy has been popular for a while but Ivy seems to have more recently become cool. It was going to be Ivy in my mind and I had already started calling her Ivy when talking to my bump. But now I’ve discussed it with people and they all prefer Poppy - I’m confused.

What do people think? ☺️

Just choose the name you like

Both lovely names.

Prefer Ivy - you can't really shorten it (pops etc) and I don't find it overly girly / cutesy so she can grow up however she likes with a name that is versatile

Poppy is Dutch for Dolly which I find so cute

both very nice names. My advice is stop discussing names with other people, this is your child and should be your opinion that matters.

Ivy by a mile. Love it and would have been one of my boys name if they had been girls.

Poison Ivy isn't a UK native plant so I wouldn't jump to that. Anyway, the character in comics is a powerful woman, so great namesake.

Ignore what others around you are saying. They shouldn't be trying to influence you. This is your much longed for baby, you go for what you want!

Just to throw a spanner in the works though: if you love Ivy, have you considered the similar sounding Iris? It means rainbow.

Firstly congratulations, been thee done that soo I know how exciting this is for you. Both names are beautiful to the point I’d wait too see what you think when she arrives xx

Many congratulations OP, personally out of the two I would chose Ivy, Poppy a popular name for a dog in my area, so that would put me off.

Poppy. I don't like Ivy.

I personally prefer Ivy. 'Poppy' I find too sing-song and just a bit too cutesy. But it's all about what you prefer.

Many congratulations on your rainbow baby.

My lovely DAunt Ivy hated her name and I loved her very much so sadly it's influenced my dislike of the name 🤣 plus I hate the plant - it overtakes everything!
Love Poppy and the flower 😀

I love both names. Poppy is more common than Ivy, so I'd probably go for Ivy.

Ivy is currently more popular than Poppy according to the ONS.
Poppy has been popular for a while so will be fine on an adult.
Ivy seemed to have become popular with the Evie, Ava, Eva, Isla trend.

A poppy is prettier than ivy.

Both are very popular, so do bear in mind she will be one of thousands with the same name. Out of the two I prefer Ivy, it's a stronger sounding name and perhaps ever so slightly less common.

Ivy is too old for me personally, probably as I had a great aunt by that name.
Poppy is too young but I love the flower so much.
I voted for Poppy.
I love names like Lily-Rose (sounds like poetry), Holly, Jasmine, Heather, Rowan, Eden. I don't think you can go wrong with plant or flower names tbf although Violet also feels older like Ivy. Bluebell is Geri's daughter, isn't it?
Poppy is vibrant, sunny and you can get some lovely poppy-related gifts as they grow up (I have a poppy scarf which is floaty and gorgeous so I freely admit I am biased).

Ivy is gorgeous and strong.

I really dislike Poppy, it's too cutesy for my taste.

Honestly, go with whichever feels right to you. Ignore what everyone else says - she's your baby. I let a friend put me off my favourite name for a totally spurious reason and I still regret it 17 years later. It would have suited my DS so well and he prefers it to the name we ended up using. I wish we hadn't discussed names with anyone beforehand.

Ivy is a horrible, jaggy plant - why on earth would you want to name your daughter after that? Such an awful, harsh sound. It isn’t fresh whatsoever either and was immensely popular about 5 years ago (at my poor niece’s expense!)

Thank you for taking time to reply everyone ☺️ x

Poppy much nicer in my opinion, although it has been popular for 20+ years I know very few IRL and would be surprised if it's ever hit through top 10

Ivy will got lost in a sea of Iris/Isla/Evie/Ava/Ella - Poppy is much more memorable

As a fellow Poppy, that would be the perfect choice

I prefer Ivy just because as you say Poppy is quite popular

@cloudy477654 , Ivy was the 6th most popular name in England & Wales in 2022. (Lily was no 5.)
Poppy was no 13.

Just because I hate reading these and not knowing the outcome…

We went with Poppy 🌺🥰💘