Fun Facts About the Name Daisy
- Back among the favorites: Daisy returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 2 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 159 thousand babies named Daisy: U.S. records list 159,331 babies given the name Daisy from 1880 through 2025. Even 632 boys received the name Daisy - about 1 boy for every 251 girls.
What Does the Name Daisy Mean?
Daisy is an English name taken from the daisy flower. The flower's name comes from Old English dæges ēage, meaning "day's eye." It is formed from dæges, the genitive of dæg ("day"), and ēage ("eye"). The literal sense is the flower that opens in daylight.
Daisy is also used as a pet form of Margaret. In French, the daisy is marguerite, and Marguerite is the French form of Margaret. This overlap is the usual explanation for Daisy being used as an English nickname for Margaret. The nickname does not give Daisy the meaning of Margaret, which comes from Greek and means "pearl"; it is a separate association.
Daisy Name History & Origins
The word is recorded in Old English as dæges ēage, and the modern spelling daisy developed from Middle English forms such as dayesye. As a personal name, Daisy became established in the 19th century, when flower names were fashionable in the English-speaking world. It was used in Britain and the United States, and it also served as a familiar form of Margaret.
Daisy appears in later literature as the name of Henry James's Daisy Miller (1878) and F. Scott Fitzgerald's Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby (1925). These are later associations, not the origin of the name.
How Popular is the Name Daisy?
Daisy ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1908, then returned in 2024 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #75 | 3,206 | 0.1995% |
| 2024 | #76 | 3,091 | 0.1916% |
| 2023 | #110 | 2,423 | 0.1512% |
| 2022 | #124 | 2,324 | 0.1418% |
| 2021 | #134 | 2,086 | 0.1272% |
| 2020 | #143 | 1,896 | 0.1174% |
| 2019 | #164 | 1,741 | 0.1038% |
| 2018 | #170 | 1,716 | 0.1009% |
| 2017 | #170 | 1,795 | 0.1040% |
| 2016 | #189 | 1,732 | 0.0978% |
| 2015 | #183 | 1,772 | 0.0993% |
| 2014 | #180 | 1,790 | 0.1002% |
| 2013 | #198 | 1,633 | 0.0931% |
| 2012 | #174 | 1,784 | 0.1013% |
| 2011 | #167 | 1,896 | 0.1078% |
| 2010 | #151 | 2,020 | 0.1137% |
| 2009 | #152 | 2,074 | 0.1129% |
| 2008 | #161 | 2,074 | 0.1097% |
| 2007 | #167 | 2,159 | 0.1123% |
| 2006 | #149 | 2,300 | 0.1210% |
| 2005 | #150 | 2,323 | 0.1257% |
| 2004 | #144 | 2,271 | 0.1237% |
| 2003 | #136 | 2,410 | 0.1319% |
| 2002 | #138 | 2,456 | 0.1367% |
| 2001 | #139 | 2,371 | 0.1317% |
| 2000 | #141 | 2,368 | 0.1304% |
| 1999 | #133 | 2,470 | 0.1393% |
| 1998 | #136 | 2,449 | 0.1386% |
| 1997 | #140 | 2,303 | 0.1323% |
| 1996 | #124 | 2,514 | 0.1434% |
| 1995 | #145 | 2,223 | 0.1264% |
| 1994 | #177 | 1,668 | 0.0934% |
| 1993 | #185 | 1,579 | 0.0873% |
| 1992 | #187 | 1,654 | 0.0897% |
| 1991 | #186 | 1,609 | 0.0858% |
| 1990 | #193 | 1,521 | 0.0801% |
| 1989 | #218 | 1,256 | 0.0681% |
| 1988 | #225 | 1,166 | 0.0655% |
| 1987 | #312 | 774 | 0.0445% |
| 1986 | #305 | 801 | 0.0467% |
| 1985 | #261 | 958 | 0.0557% |
| 1984 | #225 | 1,145 | 0.0680% |
| 1983 | #214 | 1,175 | 0.0703% |
| 1982 | #367 | 632 | 0.0373% |
| 1981 | #328 | 723 | 0.0433% |
| 1980 | #418 | 528 | 0.0318% |
| 1979 | #519 | 371 | 0.0231% |
| 1978 | #606 | 282 | 0.0184% |
| 1977 | #555 | 316 | 0.0206% |
| 1976 | #544 | 320 | 0.0218% |
| 1975 | #529 | 328 | 0.0225% |
| 1974 | #533 | 314 | 0.0214% |
| 1973 | #561 | 293 | 0.0201% |
| 1972 | #627 | 247 | 0.0162% |
| 1971 | #577 | 303 | 0.0182% |
| 1970 | #576 | 309 | 0.0177% |
| 1969 | #569 | 298 | 0.0177% |
| 1968 | #585 | 268 | 0.0163% |
| 1967 | #564 | 281 | 0.0170% |
| 1966 | #529 | 318 | 0.0188% |
| 1965 | #520 | 336 | 0.0190% |
| 1964 | #508 | 374 | 0.0197% |
| 1963 | #492 | 390 | 0.0202% |
| 1962 | #488 | 395 | 0.0201% |
| 1961 | #478 | 413 | 0.0205% |
| 1960 | #453 | 465 | 0.0230% |
| 1959 | #449 | 460 | 0.0227% |
| 1958 | #400 | 531 | 0.0264% |
| 1957 | #420 | 493 | 0.0241% |
| 1956 | #407 | 493 | 0.0246% |
| 1955 | #394 | 497 | 0.0254% |
| 1954 | #385 | 500 | 0.0257% |
| 1953 | #362 | 550 | 0.0292% |
| 1952 | #369 | 502 | 0.0271% |
| 1951 | #343 | 540 | 0.0300% |
| 1950 | #336 | 533 | 0.0311% |
| 1949 | #321 | 580 | 0.0339% |
| 1948 | #302 | 646 | 0.0380% |
| 1947 | #304 | 678 | 0.0382% |
| 1946 | #307 | 579 | 0.0368% |
| 1945 | #271 | 636 | 0.0487% |
| 1944 | #242 | 741 | 0.0558% |
| 1943 | #255 | 760 | 0.0545% |
| 1942 | #240 | 799 | 0.0592% |
| 1941 | #233 | 741 | 0.0613% |
| 1940 | #218 | 774 | 0.0677% |
| 1939 | #210 | 822 | 0.0750% |
| 1938 | #216 | 786 | 0.0712% |
| 1937 | #204 | 812 | 0.0763% |
| 1936 | #212 | 777 | 0.0747% |
| 1935 | #194 | 903 | 0.0861% |
| 1934 | #187 | 939 | 0.0899% |
| 1933 | #197 | 873 | 0.0866% |
| 1932 | #176 | 1,078 | 0.1010% |
| 1931 | #178 | 1,009 | 0.0948% |
| 1930 | #181 | 1,064 | 0.0945% |
| 1929 | #182 | 1,080 | 0.0967% |
| 1928 | #169 | 1,245 | 0.1079% |
| 1927 | #172 | 1,242 | 0.1042% |
| 1926 | #171 | 1,288 | 0.1087% |
| 1925 | #169 | 1,400 | 0.1150% |
| 1924 | #166 | 1,460 | 0.1169% |
| 1923 | #163 | 1,443 | 0.1196% |
| 1922 | #157 | 1,530 | 0.1274% |
| 1921 | #160 | 1,481 | 0.1201% |
| 1920 | #155 | 1,489 | 0.1243% |
| 1919 | #148 | 1,496 | 0.1324% |
| 1918 | #149 | 1,525 | 0.1317% |
| 1917 | #150 | 1,417 | 0.1310% |
| 1916 | #137 | 1,511 | 0.1447% |
| 1915 | #131 | 1,518 | 0.1543% |
| 1914 | #126 | 1,202 | 0.1578% |
| 1913 | #123 | 1,052 | 0.1684% |
| 1912 | #112 | 1,044 | 0.1871% |
| 1911 | #108 | 833 | 0.1991% |
| 1910 | #101 | 877 | 0.2212% |
| 1909 | #102 | 754 | 0.2171% |
| 1908 | #99 | 765 | 0.2288% |
| 1907 | #98 | 739 | 0.2320% |
| 1906 | #90 | 773 | 0.2618% |
| 1905 | #87 | 776 | 0.2661% |
| 1904 | #85 | 772 | 0.2804% |
| 1903 | #82 | 776 | 0.2962% |
| 1902 | #85 | 748 | 0.2833% |
| 1901 | #87 | 653 | 0.2728% |
| 1900 | #81 | 931 | 0.3106% |
| 1899 | #85 | 660 | 0.2832% |
| 1898 | #84 | 712 | 0.2751% |
| 1897 | #86 | 624 | 0.2664% |
| 1896 | #83 | 661 | 0.2778% |
| 1895 | #84 | 665 | 0.2846% |
| 1894 | #81 | 645 | 0.2893% |
| 1893 | #84 | 573 | 0.2691% |
| 1892 | #85 | 564 | 0.2656% |
| 1891 | #79 | 557 | 0.3003% |
| 1890 | #76 | 588 | 0.3089% |
| 1889 | #73 | 583 | 0.3269% |
| 1888 | #73 | 612 | 0.3426% |
| 1887 | #67 | 532 | 0.3644% |
| 1886 | #63 | 602 | 0.4165% |
| 1885 | #60 | 607 | 0.4562% |
| 1884 | #54 | 685 | 0.5309% |
| 1883 | #50 | 659 | 0.5867% |
| 1882 | #48 | 648 | 0.6009% |
| 1881 | #49 | 562 | 0.6112% |
| 1880 | #48 | 564 | 0.6198% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #11,154 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #11,037 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,910 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2004 | #8,280 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,002 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,794 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #7,679 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,946 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,340 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #4,662 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,142 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #4,343 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,768 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #2,753 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #4,534 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #3,634 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #3,490 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #2,383 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1987 | #2,578 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,616 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,972 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #2,379 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #2,948 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #5,127 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #3,903 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #5,371 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #5,057 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #4,247 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,577 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,843 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,611 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1940 | #3,198 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,650 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,104 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #3,629 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,227 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #3,336 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #2,787 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #2,014 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #2,497 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,907 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,080 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #2,810 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #3,133 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #4,328 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #3,193 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #3,833 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #2,503 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #3,597 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,598 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #2,811 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1919 | #2,925 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #2,925 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #3,643 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #2,765 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1915 | #3,953 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #3,360 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #2,919 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,087 | 7 | 0.0016% |
| 1910 | #1,462 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1906 | #1,145 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1904 | #1,252 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1903 | #928 | 7 | 0.0059% |
| 1902 | #1,038 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1898 | #1,030 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1895 | #1,118 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1893 | #935 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1888 | #762 | 8 | 0.0066% |
| 1886 | #1,000 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1883 | #928 | 5 | 0.0048% |
| 1880 | #942 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Daisy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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