"popular use" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the widespread or common use of something. For example: "The computer has seen widespread popular use in recent years."
Fine Arts – When and how did the familiar symbol for the heart come into popular use?
The most popular use will probably be posting job resumes and baby pictures.
What information would have to be provided to promote popular use?
One popular use for the countryside is to fill it with pheasants.
The English word "boredom" didn't come into popular use until the 19th century.
The terms hazel and hazelnut, however, are still in popular use.
Cartes put two recent advances in photography, glass negatives and multiple paper prints, to popular use.
Despite the popular use of this plant, its biological effects are not completely known.
Is it not the most iconic and popular use of slap bass ever?
Bedside musicians are a popular use of music in a healthcare setting.
But the peach's redraw was particularly criticised, for removing the most popular use of one of the most popular emoji.
