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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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 1943

  • 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: #469 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,373 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,262 girlsMINew York: #361 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,239 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMARhode 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: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,507 girlsINOhio: #419 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,493 girlsOHPennsylvania: #402 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,010 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #891 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 15,595 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: #226 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsMOKentucky: #163 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 878 girlsKYWest Virginia: #254 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,947 girlsWVVirginia: #148 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 722 girlsVAMaryland: #226 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsAZNew Mexico: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 877 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #139 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 630 girlsARTennessee: #182 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #144 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 662 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #55 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 254 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,372 girlsOKLouisiana: #127 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 519 girlsLAMississippi: #143 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 597 girlsMSAlabama: #129 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 576 girlsALGeorgia: #118 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 468 girlsGAHawaii: #204 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 856 girlsHITexas: #403 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsTXFlorida: #163 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 772 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#55 · 1 in 254
  2. Georgia#118 · 1 in 468
  3. Louisiana#127 · 1 in 519
  4. Alabama#129 · 1 in 576
  5. Arkansas#139 · 1 in 630

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#55981 in 254
Georgia#118781 in 468
Louisiana#127531 in 519
Alabama#129591 in 576
Arkansas#139331 in 630
Mississippi#143421 in 597
North Carolina#144651 in 662
Virginia#148421 in 722
Florida#163271 in 772
Kentucky#163331 in 878
Tennessee#182311 in 1,035
New Mexico#19771 in 877
Hawaii#20451 in 856
Maryland#226111 in 1,714
Missouri#226191 in 1,732
Arizona#25251 in 1,300
West Virginia#254101 in 1,947
Oklahoma#31191 in 2,372
New York#361271 in 4,239
Pennsylvania#402151 in 6,010
Texas#403241 in 3,097
Ohio#419101 in 6,493
Michigan#42691 in 6,262
Indiana#44751 in 6,507
Illinois#469111 in 6,373
California#89151 in 15,595
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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 1943

girls
#255
760 births · 1 in 1,836 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #255Daisy760
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 1,836 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 95.2% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #252Colleen768
  2. #253Dawn765
  3. #254Sondra762
  4. #255Daisy760
  5. #256Saundra746
  6. #257Bettye744
  7. #258Erma719
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →