Girls' name · peaked in 1880
Daisy name popularity since 1925
119,326 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Daisy. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Daisy is about 28 years old in 2026. Daisy peaked in 1880 as the #48 name for girls, and it ranked #75 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 119,326
- Named Daisy, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1880
- #48 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #75
- for girls in 2025 (3,206 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 118,855 girls · 471 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.25× its national share
Peak year is the year Daisy made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Daisy births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2025. Measured as a share of all babies, Daisy peaked earlier, in 1880.
- Steepest fall: Between 1941 and 1946, Daisy's share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 1,630 to 1 in 2,710.
- Fastest rise: Between 1978 and 1983, it became 3.8× more common, from 1 in 5,430 baby girls to 1 in 1,420.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Daisy's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Daisy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Daisy in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6,255 | 36 | – |
| 1930s | 9,063 | 84 | #194 |
| 1940s | 6,934 | 11 | #271 |
| 1950s | 5,099 | 11 | #394 |
| 1960s | 3,538 | 5 | #520 |
| 1970s | 3,083 | 10 | #529 |
| 1980s | 9,159 | 151 | #261 |
| 1990s | 19,991 | 105 | #145 |
| 2000s | 22,807 | 46 | #150 |
| 2010s | 17,884 | 6 | #183 |
| 2020–25 | 15,042 | 6 | #75 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.0% of babies named Daisy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Daisy is most popular
The index compares Daisy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Daisy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.25× | 27,867 |
| Nevada | 2.08× | 869 |
| South Carolina | 2.07× | 3,389 |
| Mississippi | 1.76× | 2,486 |
| Arizona | 1.69× | 2,563 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Daisy and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Daisy (this page) | 118,855 | 1880 |
| Daisey | 1,939 | 1880 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Daisy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Daisy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Daisy (1880).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data