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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #48, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMEVermont: #133 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 525 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNHWashington: #215 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedIDMontana: #141 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 714 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #225 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsNDMinnesota: #288 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsMNIllinois: #249 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #274 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,819 girlsMINew York: #273 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsNYMassachusetts: #286 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,693 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #163 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 917 girlsIAIndiana: #165 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsINOhio: #203 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsOHPennsylvania: #204 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsPANew Jersey: #244 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,876 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #188 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedUTColorado: #205 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,175 girlsCONebraska: #185 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsNEMissouri: #163 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 878 girlsMOKentucky: #92 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 375 girlsKYWest Virginia: #115 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 488 girlsWVVirginia: #101 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 411 girlsVAMaryland: #144 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 809 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 746 girlsNMKansas: #172 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 886 girlsKSArkansas: #102 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 390 girlsARTennessee: #99 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 396 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #78 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 276 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #52 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 175 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #106 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 494 girlsDCOklahoma: #112 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 440 girlsOKLouisiana: #96 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 363 girlsLAMississippi: #90 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 322 girlsMSAlabama: #78 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 288 girlsALGeorgia: #53 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 191 girlsGAHawaii: #108 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 337 girlsHITexas: #161 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 678 girlsTXFlorida: #61 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 204 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#52 · 1 in 175
  2. Georgia#53 · 1 in 191
  3. Florida#61 · 1 in 204
  4. North Carolina#78 · 1 in 276
  5. Alabama#78 · 1 in 288

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#521241 in 175
Georgia#531801 in 191
Florida#61481 in 204
Alabama#78931 in 288
North Carolina#781231 in 276
Mississippi#90601 in 322
Kentucky#92721 in 375
Louisiana#96571 in 363
Tennessee#99651 in 396
Virginia#101661 in 411
Arkansas#102501 in 390
District of Columbia#10661 in 494
Hawaii#10881 in 337
Oklahoma#112531 in 440
West Virginia#115361 in 488
Vermont#13351 in 525
Montana#14191 in 714
Maryland#144171 in 809
Texas#161731 in 678
Iowa#163241 in 917
Missouri#163351 in 878
Indiana#165251 in 1,038
Kansas#172181 in 886
Nebraska#185121 in 1,047
California#188211 in 1,098
New Mexico#19651 in 746
Ohio#203361 in 1,514
Pennsylvania#204531 in 1,879
Colorado#20571 in 1,175
Washington#21571 in 1,415
North Dakota#22551 in 1,526
New Jersey#244111 in 2,876
Illinois#249271 in 2,296
New York#273331 in 3,065
Michigan#274131 in 2,819
Massachusetts#286101 in 3,693
Minnesota#28891 in 2,502
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Oregon———
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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 1918

girls
#149
1,525 births · 1 in 759 girls
boys
#2,882
9 births · 1 in 112,609 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #149Daisy1,525

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #2,882Daisy9
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 759 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 97.3% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #146Lola1,567
  2. #147Maria1,544
  3. #148Rachel1,542
  4. #149Daisy1,525
  5. #150Flora1,504
  6. #151Anita1,482
  7. #152Elaine1,473
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 112,609 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 40.1% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #2,699Yoshiharu10
  2. #2,699Ysabel10
  3. #2,699Zigmond10
  4. #2,882Daisy9
  5. #2,882Abie9
  6. #2,882Adalberto9
  7. #2,882Adin9
  8. #3,096Abb8
  9. #3,096Adren8
  10. #3,096Agustus8

Tied with 213 names at #2,882; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →