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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201930peak #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 1930

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNHWashington: #257 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,891 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #335 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,915 girlsMNIllinois: #262 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,288 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #271 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,628 girlsMINew York: #266 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,591 girlsNYMassachusetts: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,338 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: #315 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,123 girlsIAIndiana: #313 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,586 girlsINOhio: #231 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,084 girlsOHPennsylvania: #279 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,419 girlsPANew Jersey: #373 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,882 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedUTColorado: #195 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,040 girlsCONebraska: #223 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,559 girlsNEMissouri: #250 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,862 girlsMOKentucky: #158 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 719 girlsKYWest Virginia: #191 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,021 girlsWVVirginia: #107 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 437 girlsVAMaryland: #154 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 964 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: #155 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 548 girlsAZNew Mexico: #152 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 570 girlsNMKansas: #290 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsKSArkansas: #127 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 499 girlsARTennessee: #149 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 689 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #91 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 369 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #45 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 191 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 686 girlsDCOklahoma: #169 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 767 girlsOKLouisiana: #127 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 504 girlsLAMississippi: #110 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 402 girlsMSAlabama: #88 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 361 girlsALGeorgia: #68 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 278 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedHITexas: #238 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsTXFlorida: #99 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 390 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#45 · 1 in 191
  2. Georgia#68 · 1 in 278
  3. Alabama#88 · 1 in 361
  4. North Carolina#91 · 1 in 369
  5. Florida#99 · 1 in 390

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#451041 in 191
Georgia#681091 in 278
Alabama#88831 in 361
North Carolina#91961 in 369
Florida#99311 in 390
Virginia#107551 in 437
Mississippi#110551 in 402
District of Columbia#12251 in 686
Arkansas#127381 in 499
Louisiana#127421 in 504
Tennessee#149391 in 689
New Mexico#15281 in 570
Maryland#154131 in 964
Arizona#15581 in 548
Kentucky#158381 in 719
Oklahoma#169311 in 767
West Virginia#191181 in 1,021
Colorado#19581 in 1,040
Nebraska#22371 in 1,559
Ohio#231251 in 2,084
Texas#238531 in 1,123
Missouri#250151 in 1,862
Washington#25751 in 1,891
Illinois#262251 in 2,288
New York#266371 in 2,591
Michigan#271161 in 2,628
Pennsylvania#279241 in 3,419
California#283181 in 2,069
Kansas#29061 in 2,359
Indiana#31371 in 3,586
Iowa#31561 in 3,123
Minnesota#33551 in 3,915
Massachusetts#34151 in 6,338
New Jersey#37351 in 5,882
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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 1930

girls
#181
1,064 births · 1 in 1,058 girls
boys
#3,022
8 births · 1 in 137,172 boys

Top girls' names in 1930

  1. #1Mary64,153
  2. #2Betty38,240
  3. #3Dorothy30,411
  4. #4Helen19,913
  5. #5Margaret18,350
  6. #6Barbara18,279
  7. #7Patricia15,751
  8. #8Joan15,478
  9. #9Doris15,464
  10. #10Ruth14,942
  11. #181Daisy1,064

Top boys' names in 1930

  1. #1Robert62,153
  2. #2James53,957
  3. #3John52,447
  4. #4William47,271
  5. #5Richard32,187
  6. #6Charles31,867
  7. #7Donald29,052
  8. #8George22,788
  9. #9Joseph20,981
  10. #10Edward17,352
  11. #3,022Daisy8
More about 1930

girls

1,125,927 girls got a published name in 1930; 1 in 1,058 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 96.6% of the 5,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #178Laverne1,096
  2. #179Blanche1,093
  3. #180Irma1,084
  4. #181Daisy1,064
  5. #182Eula1,053
  6. #183Miriam1,052
  7. #184Carmen1,044
Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 701Claudette#1,642 → #941
  2. ↑ 583Ardeth#1,212 → #629
  3. ↑ 445Julianne#1,339 → #894
  4. ↑ 376Sonja#1,223 → #847
  5. ↑ 374Armida#1,174 → #800
Fallers
  1. ↓ 348Ingrid#941 → #1,289
  2. ↓ 315Coralie#895 → #1,210
  3. ↓ 229Elenor#981 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 229Mammie#981 → #1,210
  5. ↓ 226Sibyl#902 → #1,128

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

boys

1,097,378 boys got a published name in 1930; 1 in 137,172 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 33.5% of the 4,542 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #2,781Zebedee9
  2. #2,781Zenon9
  3. #2,781Zoltan9
  4. #3,022Daisy8
  5. #3,022Able8
  6. #3,022Achille8
  7. #3,022Admiral8
  8. #3,289Abdul7
  9. #3,289Ad7
  10. #3,289Addis7

Tied with 266 names at #3,022; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1929
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,094Derl#3,959 → #865
  2. ↑ 420Clive#1,378 → #958
  3. ↑ 380Farris#1,272 → #892
  4. ↑ 368Earlie#1,296 → #928
  5. ↑ 357Winton#1,272 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 486Americo#729 → #1,215
  2. ↓ 433Enrico#995 → #1,428
  3. ↓ 371Eliseo#844 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 312Meyer#878 → #1,190
  5. ↓ 304Hilbert#869 → #1,173

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

See the top 100 for 1930 →