Daisy
Daisy was the 75th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,206 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 48th; the most babies were born in 2025 (3,206). Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Daisy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning daisy (the flower); also a pet form of Margaret · English
Say it DAY-zee /ˈdeɪzi/
- Rank in 2025
- #75 girls, up 68 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,206girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20253,206 babies
- Total since 1880
- 159,355babies recorded
What does the name Daisy mean?
Daisy is the name of the flower, one of the plant names that became popular in the late 19th century. The flower's own name comes from Old English daeges eage, 'day's eye', as Wikipedia notes. Daisy was also used as a nickname for Margaret, because Marguerite, the French form of Margaret, is a French name for the daisy; Wiktionary and Wikipedia both note this.
dæġes ēage (Old English, “day's eye”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Margaret, Marguerite, Daisey.
See also: English names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Daisy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Daisy (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Daisy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 632 since 1880.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #75 | 3,206 |
| 2020 | #143 | 1,896 |
| 2010 | #151 | 2,020 |
| 2000 | #141 | 2,368 |
| 1990 | #193 | 1,521 |
| 1980 | #418 | 528 |
| 1970 | #576 | 309 |
| 1960 | #453 | 465 |
| 1950 | #336 | 533 |
| 1940 | #218 | 774 |
| 1930 | #181 | 1,064 |
| 1920 | #155 | 1,489 |
| 1910 | #101 | 877 |
| 1900 | #81 | 931 |
| 1890 | #76 | 588 |
| 1880 | #48 | 564 |
How popular is Daisy, counting every spelling?
Daisy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #90 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #75 for Daisy on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,345 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy | 3,206 | #75 | 13,146 |
| Deisy | 35 | #4,094 | 208 |
| Daysi | 33 | #4,284 | 126 |
| Daizy | 23 | #5,446 | 108 |
| Daisie | 29 | #4,683 | 103 |
| Daisee | 7 | #12,200 | 41 |
| Daizee | 6 | #13,601 | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daisy?
3,206 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daisy (0.89 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daisy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daisy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daisy?
About 99,700 people born in the US named Daisy are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 12 and 36. That makes Daisy mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Daisy by state
How common Daisy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (2.5×), Maine (2.5×), Idaho (2.3×), Montana (2.1×), Oregon (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, New York, Florida.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daisy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daisy, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Daisy · Sibling names for Daisy
Daisy is also a nickname for Margaret.
Questions about the name Daisy
What does Daisy mean?
Daisy means “daisy (the flower); also a pet form of Margaret” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Daisy?
Daisy was the 75th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 3,206 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 48th; the most babies were born in 2025 (3,206). Over the last ten years it has moved up 108 places. More babies were named Daisy in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daisy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daisy in the US.
Where is Daisy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daisy was most common in Utah (4.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maine and Idaho.