Girls' name · since 1880
Daisey
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 2,520 babies named Daisey, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,520
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Daisey is the #5919 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,520 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Daisey recorded 2,520 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #5919 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #4,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,919 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,520 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daisey ranks #4,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,919 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,520 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,919 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,520
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daisey's 2,520 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daisey compares
2,520 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Daisey's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daisey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,520 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daisey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daisey splits its recorded history at 1954: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daisey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Daisey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (354 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Daisey's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Daisey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 66
1880s
66 births
- 1890s 91
1890s
91 births
- 1900s 123
1900s
123 births
- 1910s
1910s
190 births
- 1920s
1920s
208 births
- 1930s
1930s
161 births
- 1940s 133
1940s
133 births
- 1950s 138
1950s
138 births
- 1960s 118
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s
1980s
191 births
- 1990s
1990s
334 births
- 2000s
2000s
354 births
- 2010s
2010s
220 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 354 births (14% of all-time use).
How Daisey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Daisey's total volume
Daisey by state
Where Daisey concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 224 | 8.9% |
| #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% |
224 of 2,520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Daisey's data
- Daisey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daiseys (224 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daisey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Daisey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.