Girls' name · since 1983
Daissy
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Daissy, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daissy sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 143 recorded since 1983.
Daissy has 143 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2012.
- #23,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daissy ranks #23,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daissy's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Daissy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Daissy splits its recorded history at 2001: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Daissy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2012
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Daissy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Daissy's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Daissy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (51% of all-time use).
Daissy by state
Where Daissy concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 10.5% |
17 of 143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Daissy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Daissys (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Daissy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1983–2012 (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 Daissy 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.