UK girl's name
Poppy-Mae
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Poppy-Mae is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Poppy-Mae popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1743, with 17 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2014, with 44 births.
This profile covers 425 England and Wales registrations across 22 recorded years from 1999 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 39% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 423 living people in the UK are called Poppy-Mae. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Poppy-Mae ranked #1743 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 17 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2014, when 44 girls were registered as Poppy-Mae.
- • About 423 living people in the UK are estimated to have Poppy-Mae as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1743
2024
Births in 2024
17
Latest year
Peak year
2014
44 births
Estimated living
423
2026
Popularity
Poppy-Mae over time
The chart below shows babies named Poppy-Mae registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1999 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Poppy-Mae, the clearest high point is 2014. The latest England and Wales figure is 17 births in 2024, compared with 44 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Poppy-Mae by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Poppy-Mae was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1551 | 99 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1261 | 286 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3474 | 37 | 6 |
| 1990s | #3900 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Poppy-Mae
- Poppy 52,802
- Phoebe 47,609
- Paige 24,717
- Penelope 13,109
- Pippa 6,346
- Polly 5,678
- Philippa 4,446
- Penny 4,394
- Paris 4,372
- Piper 3,961
- Pearl 3,516
- Paisley 3,419
FAQ
Poppy-Mae: questions and answers
How popular is the name Poppy-Mae in the UK right now?
In 2024, Poppy-Mae was ranked #1743 for girls in England and Wales, with 17 births registered.
When was Poppy-Mae most popular?
The peak year on record was 2014, with 44 babies registered as Poppy-Mae in England and Wales.
How many people are called Poppy-Mae in the UK?
A total of 425 babies have been registered as Poppy-Mae across the 22 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.