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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedAKMaine: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNHWashington: #249 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsWAIdaho: #130 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 517 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #285 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsMNIllinois: #210 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,624 girlsILWisconsin: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,455 girlsWIMichigan: #230 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsMINew York: #247 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsNYMassachusetts: #233 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,717 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #168 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsINOhio: #181 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsOHPennsylvania: #220 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,016 girlsPANew Jersey: #251 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #240 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,605 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsNEMissouri: #150 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 727 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 535 girlsKYWest Virginia: #145 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 734 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 463 girlsVAMaryland: #133 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 739 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: #203 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsKSArkansas: #99 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 410 girlsARTennessee: #148 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 677 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #83 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 323 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #56 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 205 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #146 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 631 girlsOKLouisiana: #96 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 350 girlsLAMississippi: #87 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 351 girlsMSAlabama: #108 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 446 girlsALGeorgia: #68 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 268 girlsGAHawaii: #133 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 401 girlsHITexas: #197 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 894 girlsTXFlorida: #92 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 339 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#56 · 1 in 205
  2. Georgia#68 · 1 in 268
  3. North Carolina#83 · 1 in 323
  4. Mississippi#87 · 1 in 351
  5. Florida#92 · 1 in 339

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#561171 in 205
Georgia#681301 in 268
North Carolina#831231 in 323
Mississippi#87661 in 351
Florida#92441 in 339
Louisiana#96681 in 350
Arkansas#99531 in 410
Alabama#108741 in 446
Virginia#114601 in 463
Kentucky#123561 in 535
Idaho#13071 in 517
Hawaii#13391 in 401
Maryland#133191 in 739
West Virginia#145281 in 734
Oklahoma#146411 in 631
Tennessee#148431 in 677
Missouri#150431 in 727
Indiana#168251 in 1,074
Ohio#181441 in 1,255
Texas#197691 in 894
Kansas#203131 in 1,226
Illinois#210371 in 1,624
Maine#21551 in 1,317
Pennsylvania#220471 in 2,016
Nebraska#22681 in 1,479
Michigan#230211 in 1,949
Massachusetts#233131 in 2,717
California#240231 in 1,605
New York#247441 in 2,274
Washington#24951 in 1,960
New Jersey#251121 in 2,592
Minnesota#28581 in 2,731
Wisconsin#31471 in 3,455
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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 1925

girls
#169
1,400 births · 1 in 870 girls
boys
#3,741
6 births · 1 in 185,987 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #169Daisy1,400

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #3,741Daisy6
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 870 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 97.1% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #166Mable1,408
  2. #167Marcella1,407
  3. #168Flora1,404
  4. #169Daisy1,400
  5. #170Laverne1,335
  6. #171Nora1,317
  7. #172Susie1,311
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 185,987 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 23.1% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #3,408Yancy7
  2. #3,408Yoshinobu7
  3. #3,408Zach7
  4. #3,741Daisy6
  5. #3,741Abell6
  6. #3,741Adley6
  7. #3,741Agostino6
  8. #4,197Abbie5
  9. #4,197Achilles5
  10. #4,197Acil5

Tied with 455 names at #3,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →