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Olive vs Poppy

Olive and Poppycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Olive was ranked #53 and Poppy #8 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Olive was ranked #106 and Poppy #24 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Olive was ranked #33 and Poppy #36 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Olive was ranked #68 and Poppy #45 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Olive was ranked #119 and Poppy #47 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Olive was ranked #247 and Poppy #105 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Olive and Poppy over time

Olive and Poppy appear together in 5 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Poppy held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Olive in 1.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Poppy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Olive in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Olive and Poppy changed places 5 times in New Zealand · Girls between 2010 and 2023, ending at #33 and #36.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Olive #55 in 2022, Poppy #44 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Olive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Poppy in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Olive #53 in 2024, Poppy #5 in 2014.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Olive #53, Poppy #8.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1990–2025

    Olive held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Poppy in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Olive #243 in 2024, Poppy #89 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2005: Poppy moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #362 and #403; by 2005 that had become #689 and #256.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Olive #247, Poppy #105.

  • New Zealand · Girls14 shared years, 2010–2023

    Olive held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Poppy in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Olive #21 in 2022, Poppy #27 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Olive #33, Poppy #36.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 2013–2025

    Olive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Poppy in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Olive #55 in 2022, Poppy #44 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Olive #68, Poppy #45.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024

    Olive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Poppy in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Olive #119 in 2024, Poppy #27 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Olive #119, Poppy #47.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Olive

Pairs where Olive shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Poppy

Pairs where Poppy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Olive, Poppy
FieldOlivePoppy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedTaken directly from the English word for the red flower.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish, from Old English popæg, ultimately from Latin papaver
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈpɒpi/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #45 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Poppy has a recorded origin (English, from Old English popæg, ultimately from Latin papaver); Olive does not have one recorded yet.
  • Olive has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Poppy.
  • A meaning is recorded for Poppy; Olive doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Olive

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Poppy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #45 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls