UK girl's name
Poppy-May
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-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Poppy-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2115, with 13 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2013, with 33 births.
This profile covers 265 England and Wales registrations across 18 recorded years from 2006 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 264 living people in the UK are called Poppy-May. 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-May ranked #2115 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 13 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2013, when 33 girls were registered as Poppy-May.
- • About 264 living people in the UK are estimated to have Poppy-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2115
2024
Births in 2024
13
Latest year
Peak year
2013
33 births
Estimated living
264
2026
Popularity
Poppy-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Poppy-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 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-May, the clearest high point is 2013. The latest England and Wales figure is 13 births in 2024, compared with 33 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Poppy-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Poppy-May 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 | #2645 | 56 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1876 | 180 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2530 | 29 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Poppy-May
- 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-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Poppy-May in the UK right now?
In 2024, Poppy-May was ranked #2115 for girls in England and Wales, with 13 births registered.
When was Poppy-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2013, with 33 babies registered as Poppy-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Poppy-May in the UK?
A total of 265 babies have been registered as Poppy-May across the 18 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.