Daysi
Daysi was the 4284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2160th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 879 places. More babies were named Daysi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Daisy) daisy (the flower); also a pet form of Margaret · English
- Rank in 2025
- #4,284 girls, up 508 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199663 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,535babies recorded
What does the name Daysi mean?
Daysi is a spelling of Daisy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Daisy's meaning and origin.
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
Daysi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,284 | 33 |
| 2020 | #4,792 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,638 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,787 | 52 |
| 1990 | #2,747 | 42 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #8,255 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daysi, counting every spelling?
Daysi is a spelling of Daisy, a name family that ranked #90 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,284 for Daysi 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 Daysi?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daysi (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daysi 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daysi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daysi?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Daysi are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Daysi 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.
Daysi by state
How common Daysi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daysi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daysi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daysi
What does Daysi mean?
Daysi is a spelling of Daisy, which means “daisy (the flower); also a pet form of Margaret” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Daysi?
Daysi was the 4284th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 2160th with 63 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 879 places. More babies were named Daysi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Daysi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daysi in the US.
Where is Daysi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daysi was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.