Girl nameCurrently #76 in the USRising
Daisy
DAY-zee//ˈdeɪzi//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20245 lettersStarts with D
Meaning & origin
Day's eye
Daisy comes from the Old English 'dæges eage', meaning 'day's eye', describing how the flower opens its petals at dawn and closes them at dusk. A cheerful Victorian nature name, it also long served as a nickname for Margaret and remains popular in its own right today.
Daisy's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Daisy |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 569 |
| 1881 | 562 |
| 1882 | 648 |
| 1883 | 664 |
| 1884 | 685 |
| 1885 | 607 |
| 1886 | 607 |
| 1887 | 532 |
| 1888 | 620 |
| 1889 | 583 |
| 1890 | 588 |
| 1891 | 557 |
| 1892 | 564 |
| 1893 | 579 |
| 1894 | 645 |
| 1895 | 670 |
| 1896 | 661 |
| 1897 | 624 |
| 1898 | 718 |
| 1899 | 660 |
| 1900 | 931 |
| 1901 | 653 |
| 1902 | 754 |
| 1903 | 783 |
| 1904 | 777 |
| 1905 | 776 |
| 1906 | 779 |
| 1907 | 739 |
| 1908 | 765 |
| 1909 | 754 |
| 1910 | 883 |
| 1911 | 833 |
| 1912 | 1,051 |
| 1913 | 1,057 |
| 1914 | 1,207 |
| 1915 | 1,523 |
| 1916 | 1,520 |
| 1917 | 1,423 |
| 1918 | 1,534 |
| 1919 | 1,505 |
| 1920 | 1,499 |
| 1921 | 1,488 |
| 1922 | 1,537 |
| 1923 | 1,443 |
| 1924 | 1,472 |
| 1925 | 1,406 |
| 1926 | 1,296 |
| 1927 | 1,247 |
| 1928 | 1,253 |
| 1929 | 1,089 |
| 1930 | 1,072 |
| 1931 | 1,017 |
| 1932 | 1,088 |
| 1933 | 886 |
| 1934 | 947 |
| 1935 | 909 |
| 1936 | 783 |
| 1937 | 817 |
| 1938 | 798 |
| 1939 | 830 |
| 1940 | 780 |
| 1941 | 746 |
| 1942 | 799 |
| 1943 | 760 |
| 1944 | 741 |
| 1945 | 636 |
| 1946 | 579 |
| 1947 | 678 |
| 1948 | 646 |
| 1949 | 580 |
| 1950 | 533 |
| 1951 | 540 |
| 1952 | 507 |
| 1953 | 550 |
| 1954 | 500 |
| 1955 | 503 |
| 1956 | 493 |
| 1957 | 493 |
| 1958 | 531 |
| 1959 | 460 |
| 1960 | 465 |
| 1961 | 413 |
| 1962 | 395 |
| 1963 | 390 |
| 1964 | 374 |
| 1965 | 336 |
| 1966 | 318 |
| 1967 | 281 |
| 1968 | 273 |
| 1969 | 298 |
| 1970 | 309 |
| 1971 | 308 |
| 1972 | 247 |
| 1973 | 293 |
| 1974 | 319 |
| 1975 | 328 |
| 1976 | 320 |
| 1977 | 316 |
| 1978 | 282 |
| 1979 | 371 |
| 1980 | 528 |
| 1981 | 733 |
| 1982 | 639 |
| 1983 | 1,190 |
| 1984 | 1,166 |
| 1985 | 974 |
| 1986 | 821 |
| 1987 | 795 |
| 1988 | 1,191 |
| 1989 | 1,272 |
| 1990 | 1,537 |
| 1991 | 1,621 |
| 1992 | 1,679 |
| 1993 | 1,591 |
| 1994 | 1,682 |
| 1995 | 2,230 |
| 1996 | 2,527 |
| 1997 | 2,309 |
| 1998 | 2,449 |
| 1999 | 2,470 |
| 2000 | 2,377 |
| 2001 | 2,379 |
| 2002 | 2,464 |
| 2003 | 2,418 |
| 2004 | 2,279 |
| 2005 | 2,323 |
| 2006 | 2,300 |
| 2007 | 2,159 |
| 2008 | 2,079 |
| 2009 | 2,074 |
| 2010 | 2,026 |
| 2011 | 1,896 |
| 2012 | 1,784 |
| 2013 | 1,633 |
| 2014 | 1,790 |
| 2015 | 1,772 |
| 2016 | 1,732 |
| 2017 | 1,795 |
| 2018 | 1,716 |
| 2019 | 1,741 |
| 2020 | 1,896 |
| 2021 | 2,086 |
| 2022 | 2,330 |
| 2023 | 2,423 |
| 2024 | 3,091 |
Daisy through the decades
- Daisy peaked in 2024, when 3,091 babies were named Daisy in the US.
- Daisy currently ranks #76 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
Daisy
Variants & spellings
Daisie
Famous people named Daisy
- Daisy Buchanan — The Great Gatsby character