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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #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 1931

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #249 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,197 girlsILWisconsin: #317 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,846 girlsWIMichigan: #304 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,210 girlsMINew York: #282 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,923 girlsNYMassachusetts: #308 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,987 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: #265 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,288 girlsIAIndiana: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsINOhio: #219 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,887 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,578 girlsPANew Jersey: #273 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,440 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #291 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,194 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #189 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsMOKentucky: #142 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 634 girlsKYWest Virginia: #183 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsWVVirginia: #136 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 594 girlsVAMaryland: #141 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 844 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: #195 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 779 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNMKansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsKSArkansas: #190 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 879 girlsARTennessee: #136 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 611 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #95 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 388 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #47 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 185 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #179 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 845 girlsOKLouisiana: #109 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 421 girlsLAMississippi: #73 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 287 girlsMSAlabama: #90 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 361 girlsALGeorgia: #77 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 311 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedHITexas: #239 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsTXFlorida: #93 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 345 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#47 · 1 in 185
  2. Mississippi#73 · 1 in 287
  3. Georgia#77 · 1 in 311
  4. Alabama#90 · 1 in 361
  5. Florida#93 · 1 in 345

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#471001 in 185
Mississippi#73701 in 287
Georgia#77951 in 311
Alabama#90791 in 361
Florida#93341 in 345
North Carolina#95871 in 388
Louisiana#109481 in 421
Tennessee#136431 in 611
Virginia#136381 in 594
Maryland#141141 in 844
Kentucky#142411 in 634
Oklahoma#179261 in 845
West Virginia#183171 in 1,009
Missouri#189241 in 1,124
Arkansas#190201 in 879
Arizona#19551 in 779
Ohio#219251 in 1,887
Kansas#23391 in 1,560
Texas#239501 in 1,124
Illinois#249241 in 2,197
Pennsylvania#255301 in 2,578
Iowa#26581 in 2,288
New Jersey#27381 in 3,440
New York#282311 in 2,923
California#291161 in 2,194
Michigan#304121 in 3,210
Massachusetts#30861 in 4,987
Wisconsin#31761 in 3,846
Indiana#33561 in 3,946
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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 1931

girls
#178
1,009 births · 1 in 1,055 girls
boys
#2,864
8 births · 1 in 129,958 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #178Daisy1,009

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #2,864Daisy8
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,055 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #175Hattie1,057
  2. #176Laverne1,042
  3. #177Bettie1,032
  4. #178Daisy1,009
  5. #179Charlene1,008
  6. #180Susan1,005
  7. #181Rosalie1,002
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 129,958 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 33.7% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #2,651Winferd9
  2. #2,651Wm9
  3. #2,651Zebulon9
  4. #2,864Daisy8
  5. #2,864Abie8
  6. #2,864Acy8
  7. #2,864Addis8
  8. #3,095Achille7
  9. #3,095Admiral7
  10. #3,095Akio7

Tied with 230 names at #2,864; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →