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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 661 girlsAKMaine: 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: #564 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,477 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: #481 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,779 girlsMNIllinois: #123 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 643 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #820 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,394 girlsMINew York: #295 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsNYMassachusetts: #599 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,699 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: #629 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,660 girlsINOhio: #669 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,686 girlsOHPennsylvania: #725 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 8,506 girlsPANew Jersey: #369 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,609 girlsNJConnecticut: #362 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,725 girlsCTCalifornia: #65 for girls · 591 births · 1 in 326 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedUTColorado: #348 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #633 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,274 girlsVAMaryland: #543 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,577 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: #429 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,638 girlsAZNew Mexico: #299 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,402 girlsNMKansas: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,183 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedARTennessee: #518 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #545 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,134 girlsOKLouisiana: #531 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,844 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #616 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,099 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedHITexas: #121 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 690 girlsTXFlorida: #392 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#65 · 1 in 326
  2. Texas#121 · 1 in 690
  3. Illinois#123 · 1 in 643
  4. Alaska#166 · 1 in 661
  5. New York#295 · 1 in 1,831

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#655911 in 326
Texas#1211891 in 690
Illinois#1231131 in 643
Alaska#16661 in 661
New York#295571 in 1,831
New Mexico#29971 in 1,402
Kansas#32371 in 2,183
Colorado#348101 in 2,164
Connecticut#36261 in 2,725
New Jersey#369151 in 2,609
Florida#392231 in 2,681
Arizona#42981 in 2,638
Minnesota#48161 in 4,779
Tennessee#51861 in 4,573
Louisiana#53181 in 3,844
Maryland#54351 in 4,577
Oklahoma#54551 in 4,134
Washington#56461 in 4,477
Massachusetts#59951 in 6,699
Georgia#61671 in 5,099
Indiana#62951 in 6,660
Virginia#63351 in 6,274
Ohio#66991 in 7,686
Pennsylvania#72581 in 8,506
Michigan#82061 in 9,394
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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 1984

girls
#225
1,145 births · 1 in 1,471 girls
boys
#2,364
21 births · 1 in 85,945 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #225Daisy1,145

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #2,364Daisy21
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,471 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 98.2% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #222Olivia1,165
  2. #222Ruth1,165
  3. #224Joy1,155
  4. #225Daisy1,145
  5. #226Kellie1,138
  6. #227Mayra1,128
  7. #228Christie1,116
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 85,945 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 67.8% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #2,292Warner22
  2. #2,292Willaim22
  3. #2,292Zachry22
  4. #2,364Daisy21
  5. #2,364Alexandros21
  6. #2,364Alford21
  7. #2,364Ameer21
  8. #2,437Americo20
  9. #2,437Andrei20
  10. #2,437Anselmo20

Tied with 72 names at #2,364; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →