US rank #7227 Girls' name Peak 2000 2,500 births

Daisey — #7227 US girls' name

2,500 babies named Daisey in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s661890s911900s1231910s1901920s2081930s1611940s1331950s1381960s1181970s831980s1911990s3342000s3542010s2202020s90
#7227
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Daisey was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

55 babies were named Daisey in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daisey

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,500 babies named Daisey between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daisey currently holds the #7227 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daisey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 354 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Daisey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Daisey in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daisey in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,500 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Daisey at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,500

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2000

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,227

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daisey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
55
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
0204060 202420061988197019521934191618981880 11

Daisey by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
354 births that decade — 14% of Daisey's all-time total
1880s661890s911900s1231910s1901920s2081930s1611940s1331950s1381960s1181970s831980s1911990s3342000s3542010s2202020s90

Daisey by state

Where Daisey concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daisey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
224 9.0%
#2 Texas
83 3.3%
#3 South Carolina
20 0.8%
#4 Georgia
12 0.5%
#5 Alabama
6 0.2%
#6 Maryland
5 0.2%
#7 New York
5 0.2%
#8 Virginia
5 0.2%
California share of Daisey's total US births 9.0%
Even split

224 of 2,500 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daisey?
2,500 babies have been named Daisey since 1880. It currently ranks #7227 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 55 births.
When was Daisey most popular?
Daisey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 354 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Daisey most popular?
The top states for the name Daisey are California (224 births), Texas (83 births), South Carolina (20 births).
How long has the name Daisey been used?
Daisey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daisey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daisy, Daisha, Daija, Daina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.