Daisy

#75 for girls in 2025, 3,206 births · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #10,863
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 648 births
Debut · girls
564 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
158,723
since 1880

Daisy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #48, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#753,206—
2024#763,102—
2023#1102,426—
2022#1242,325#10,8636
2021#1342,087—
2020#1431,896—
2019#1641,742—
2018#1691,718—
2017#1701,796—
2016#1891,732—
2015#1831,772—
2014#1801,791—
2013#1981,633—
2012#1741,784—
2011#1671,896—
2010#1512,020#10,7666
2009#1532,074—
2008#1612,075#12,5535
2007#1672,159—
2006#1492,300—
2005#1502,323—
2004#1442,271#8,1438
2003#1362,410#7,8318
2002#1382,456#7,6438
2001#1392,371#7,5368
2000#1412,368#6,8399
1999#1332,470—
1998#1362,449—
1997#1402,303#8,1106
1996#1242,514#4,61313
1995#1452,224#6,9927
1994#1771,668#4,29014
1993#1851,579#4,69712
1992#1871,654#2,74725
1991#1851,609#4,47612
1990#1931,521#3,60716
1989#2181,256#3,44616
1988#2251,166#2,36725
1987#312774#2,55921
1986#305801#2,60120
1985#261958#2,94216
1984#2251,145#2,36421
1983#2141,175#2,91215
1982#366633#5,0037
1981#328723#3,85810
1980#418528—
1979#519371—
1978#606282—
1977#554316—
1976#544320—
1975#529328—
1974#533314#5,2275
1973#561293—
1972#628247—
1971#577303#4,9075
1970#575309—
1969#569298—
1968#585268#4,1365
1967#565281—
1966#529317—
1965#520337—
1964#507374—
1963#492390—
1962#488395—
1961#478413—
1960#453465—
1959#449460—
1958#400531—
1957#420493—
1956#407493—
1955#394497#3,5056
1954#385500—
1953#362550—
1952#369502#3,7345
1951#343540—
1950#336533—
1949#321580—
1948#302646—
1947#304678—
1946#307579—
1945#271636—
1944#242741—
1943#255760—
1942#240799—
1941#233741#3,5055
1940#218774#3,1306
1939#210822#2,6098
1938#216786#2,08412
1937#204812#3,5185
1936#212777#3,1476
1935#194903#3,2526
1934#187939#2,7428
1933#197873#1,99713
1932#1761,078#2,46510
1931#1781,009#2,8648
1930#1811,064#3,0228
1929#1821,080#2,7669
1928#1691,245#3,0768
1927#1721,242#4,2105
1926#1711,288#3,1398
1925#1691,400#3,7416
1924#1661,460#2,47312
1923#1631,443—
1922#1571,530#3,5327
1921#1601,481#3,5177
1920#1551,489#2,76510
1919#1481,496#2,8779
1918#1491,525#2,8829
1917#1501,417#3,5456
1916#1371,511#2,7309
1915#1311,518#3,8255
1914#1261,202#3,2645
1913#1231,052#2,8215
1912#1121,044#2,0457
1911#108833—
1910#101877#1,4216
1909#102754—
1908#99765—
1907#98739—
1906#90773#1,1116
1905#87776—
1904#85772#1,2055
1903#82776#9107
1902#85748#1,0136
1901#87653—
1900#81931—
1899#85660—
1898#84712#1,0026
1897#86624—
1896#83661—
1895#84665#1,0795
1894#81645—
1893#84573#9076
1892#85564—
1891#79557—
1890#76588—
1889#73583—
1888#73612#7558
1887#67532—
1886#63602#9595
1885#60607—
1884#54685—
1883#50659#8925
1882#48648—
1881#49562—
1880#48564#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Daisy was already there! It came in at #48, and was given to 564 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1965–1978, when fewer than 340 girls a year got the name.

Where Daisy is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #13 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 30 girlsAKMaine: #206 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNHWashington: #186 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedIDMontana: #143 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 640 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #230 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsMNIllinois: #195 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,347 girlsILWisconsin: #249 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,139 girlsWIMichigan: #181 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsMINew York: #253 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsNYMassachusetts: #237 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedRIOregon: #147 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 695 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedSDIowa: #189 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,217 girlsIAIndiana: #142 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 818 girlsINOhio: #186 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsOHPennsylvania: #188 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,488 girlsPANew Jersey: #207 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedUTColorado: #164 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 849 girlsCONebraska: #265 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,877 girlsNEMissouri: #130 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 601 girlsMOKentucky: #100 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 422 girlsKYWest Virginia: #97 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 422 girlsWVVirginia: #99 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 391 girlsVAMaryland: #117 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 634 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNMKansas: #164 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 870 girlsKSArkansas: #104 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 364 girlsARTennessee: #106 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 413 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #72 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 252 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #57 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 190 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #88 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 322 girlsOKLouisiana: #87 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 296 girlsLAMississippi: #84 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 300 girlsMSAlabama: #59 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 205 girlsALGeorgia: #61 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 218 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedHITexas: #165 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 727 girlsTXFlorida: #65 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 217 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#13 · 1 in 30
  2. South Carolina#57 · 1 in 190
  3. Alabama#59 · 1 in 205
  4. Georgia#61 · 1 in 218
  5. Florida#65 · 1 in 217

Best ever in a state: #13 in Alaska, 1916.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#1351 in 30
South Carolina#571011 in 190
Alabama#591261 in 205
Georgia#611441 in 218
Florida#65401 in 217
North Carolina#721211 in 252
Mississippi#84601 in 300
Louisiana#87601 in 296
Oklahoma#88571 in 322
West Virginia#97361 in 422
Virginia#99621 in 391
Kentucky#100571 in 422
Arkansas#104451 in 364
Tennessee#106561 in 413
Maryland#117191 in 634
Missouri#130481 in 601
Indiana#142291 in 818
Montana#14381 in 640
Oregon#14771 in 695
Colorado#16481 in 849
Kansas#164171 in 870
Texas#165621 in 727
Michigan#181271 in 1,195
Ohio#186411 in 1,170
Washington#18681 in 1,048
Pennsylvania#188601 in 1,488
Iowa#189171 in 1,217
Illinois#195431 in 1,347
Maine#20651 in 1,144
New Jersey#207161 in 1,794
Minnesota#230131 in 1,665
California#236121 in 1,630
Massachusetts#237131 in 2,559
Wisconsin#249111 in 2,139
New York#253371 in 2,540
Nebraska#26561 in 1,877
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Daisy
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#76 → #75)
  • 68 spots since 2020 (#143 → #75)
  • 108 spots since 2015 (#183 → #75)
  • Biggest jump: 152 spots in 1983 (#366 → #214)
  • Biggest drop: 52 spots in 1978 (#554 → #606)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #48 (648 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 84 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1880–1908
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161
  • Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1880 were named Daisy (0.62%)
  • Latest: 1 in 501 girls born in 2025 (0.20%)
  • Its best rank, #48 in 1882, was only 1 in 166 (0.60%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 14.4% of all girls named Daisy (22,807) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #48 (1882) → #628 (1972) → #75 (2025)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,054#48 (1882)#59
1890s6,249#76 (1890)#83
1900s7,687#81 (1900)#90
1910s12,475#101 (1910)#129
1920s13,658#155 (1920)#166
1930s9,063#176 (1932)#196
1940s6,934#218 (1940)#269
1950s5,099#336 (1950)#387
1960s3,538#453 (1960)#519
1970s3,083#519 (1979)#563
1980s9,159#214 (1983)#287
1990s19,991#124 (1996)#161
2000s22,807#136 (2003)#148
2010s17,884#151 (2010)#175
2020s15,042#75 (2025)#110

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Daisy in 1916

girls
#137
1,511 births · 1 in 691 girls
boys
#2,730
9 births · 1 in 98,898 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #137Daisy1,511

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #2,730Daisy9
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 691 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #134Muriel1,524
  2. #135Jeanette1,522
  3. #136Mable1,520
  4. #137Daisy1,511
  5. #138Wanda1,505
  6. #139Lucile1,483
  7. #140Miriam1,460
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 98,898 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 39.8% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #2,543Vonnie10
  2. #2,543Worthy10
  3. #2,543Zoltan10
  4. #2,730Daisy9
  5. #2,730Abelardo9
  6. #2,730Abron9
  7. #2,730Albie9
  8. #2,926Ab8
  9. #2,926Adalbert8
  10. #2,926Agnes8

Tied with 195 names at #2,730; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →