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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #48, 1882girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1950

  • 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: #526 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 7,907 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #643 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,200 girlsMINew York: #397 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 4,607 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: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedINOhio: #437 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,549 girlsOHPennsylvania: #654 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,607 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #848 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,192 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: #528 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,872 girlsMOKentucky: #228 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsKYWest Virginia: #257 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsWVVirginia: #212 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: #193 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 820 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedKSArkansas: #229 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsARTennessee: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,078 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #199 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #135 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 542 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #233 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsLAMississippi: #103 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 411 girlsMSAlabama: #179 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 944 girlsALGeorgia: #214 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,231 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedHITexas: #435 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,545 girlsTXFlorida: #181 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 975 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#103 · 1 in 411
  2. South Carolina#135 · 1 in 542
  3. Alabama#179 · 1 in 944
  4. Florida#181 · 1 in 975
  5. Arizona#193 · 1 in 820

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#103691 in 411
South Carolina#135511 in 542
Alabama#179391 in 944
Florida#181291 in 975
Arizona#193111 in 820
North Carolina#199421 in 1,149
Virginia#212271 in 1,295
Georgia#214341 in 1,231
Kentucky#228191 in 1,766
Arkansas#229151 in 1,423
Louisiana#233261 in 1,308
West Virginia#257111 in 2,083
Tennessee#38491 in 4,078
New York#397311 in 4,607
Texas#435271 in 3,545
Ohio#437131 in 6,549
Illinois#526111 in 7,907
Missouri#52851 in 7,872
Michigan#64361 in 12,200
Pennsylvania#65471 in 14,607
California#84881 in 14,192
Alaska———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1950

girls
#336
533 births · 1 in 3,214 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #336Daisy533
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,214 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 94.5% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #333Olga538
  2. #334Margarita535
  3. #335Shari534
  4. #336Daisy533
  5. #336Fannie533
  6. #338Celeste532
  7. #339Sherrie531
  8. #340Lula528

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →