Recorded 1983–2012 Girls' name Peak 1990 143 births

Daissy — girls' name

143 babies named Daissy in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s592000s732010s5
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Daissy was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

15 babies were named Daissy in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daissy

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Daissy between 1983 and 2012, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daissy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daissy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 73 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daissy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Daissy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daissy 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 143 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.

Daissy at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

143

Since 1983

30 years of records

Peak year

1990

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1983

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2012

Daissy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1983

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1990)
15
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 2012200620031999199519901983 6

Daissy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
73 births that decade — 51% of Daissy's all-time total
1980s61990s592000s732010s5

Daissy by state

Where Daissy concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Daissy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
17 11.9%
#2 Texas
15 10.5%
California share of Daissy's total US births 11.9%
Even split

17 of 143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daissy?
143 babies have been named Daissy since 1983. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1990 with 15 births.
When was Daissy most popular?
Daissy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 73 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Daissy most popular?
The top states for the name Daissy are California (17 births), Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Daissy been used?
Daissy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 30 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Daissy?
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.

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, 1983–2012 (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.