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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #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 1996

  • 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: #184 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 865 girlsWAIdaho: #168 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 641 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #274 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,554 girlsMNIllinois: #95 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 413 girlsILWisconsin: #504 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,628 girlsWIMichigan: #484 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,253 girlsMINew York: #162 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 809 girlsNYMassachusetts: #391 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,683 girlsMARhode Island: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 854 girlsRIOregon: #123 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 505 girlsORNevada: #67 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 258 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedSDIowa: #438 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,858 girlsIAIndiana: #430 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,741 girlsINOhio: #616 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,779 girlsOHPennsylvania: #619 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,046 girlsPANew Jersey: #275 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,628 girlsNJConnecticut: #284 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsCTCalifornia: #30 for girls · 1,199 births · 1 in 192 girlsCAUtah: #262 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsUTColorado: #133 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 567 girlsCONebraska: #212 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsNEMissouri: #588 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,221 girlsMOKentucky: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsKYWest Virginia: #271 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,794 girlsVAMaryland: #591 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,119 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDEArizona: #94 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 380 girlsAZNew Mexico: #170 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 622 girlsNMKansas: #185 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 829 girlsKSArkansas: #358 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsARTennessee: #439 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,961 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #290 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,709 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #211 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 998 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #416 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsALGeorgia: #308 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Daisy, so not publishedHITexas: #72 for girls · 414 births · 1 in 337 girlsTXFlorida: #273 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,581 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. California#30 · 1 in 192
  2. Nevada#67 · 1 in 258
  3. Texas#72 · 1 in 337
  4. Arizona#94 · 1 in 380
  5. Illinois#95 · 1 in 413

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#301,1991 in 192
Nevada#67321 in 258
Texas#724141 in 337
Arizona#94751 in 380
Illinois#951731 in 413
Oregon#123331 in 505
Colorado#133371 in 567
New York#1621291 in 809
Idaho#16891 in 641
New Mexico#170141 in 622
Washington#184331 in 865
Kansas#185151 in 829
Rhode Island#19251 in 854
Oklahoma#211161 in 998
Nebraska#21281 in 1,019
Utah#262131 in 1,171
West Virginia#27151 in 1,520
Florida#273461 in 1,581
Minnesota#274161 in 1,554
New Jersey#275261 in 1,628
Connecticut#284101 in 1,631
North Carolina#290231 in 1,711
Georgia#308231 in 1,805
Arkansas#35861 in 1,950
Kentucky#37281 in 2,455
Massachusetts#391121 in 2,683
Alabama#41681 in 2,571
Indiana#430121 in 2,741
Iowa#43851 in 2,858
Tennessee#439101 in 2,961
South Carolina#44561 in 2,709
Michigan#484161 in 3,253
Wisconsin#50471 in 3,628
Virginia#52791 in 3,794
Missouri#58871 in 4,221
Maryland#59161 in 4,119
Ohio#616131 in 4,779
Pennsylvania#619121 in 5,046
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
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 1996

girls
#124
2,514 births · 1 in 697 girls
boys
#4,613
13 births · 1 in 145,715 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #124Daisy2,514

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #4,613Daisy13
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 697 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 99.2% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #121Casey2,551
  2. #122Dominique2,547
  3. #123Bianca2,523
  4. #124Daisy2,514
  5. #125Sophia2,513
  6. #126Carly2,510
  7. #127Jocelyn2,509
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

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

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 145,715 of them was named Daisy, which outranked 56.2% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Daisy
  1. #4,396Zebulun14
  2. #4,396Ziad14
  3. #4,396Ziyad14
  4. #4,613Daisy13
  5. #4,613Abdulla13
  6. #4,613Abhinav13
  7. #4,613Abu13
  8. #4,878Abbas12
  9. #4,878Abdoulaye12
  10. #4,878Abelino12

Tied with 264 names at #4,613; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1996 →