Girls' name · since 1880
Daisy
Daisy has 158,723 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #75 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 158,723
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daisy currently ranks #75 among girls' names in America, with 158,723 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daisy has been recorded 158,723 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #75 nationally and more common than 99.6% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #75 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 158,723 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daisy ranks #254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #75 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 158,723 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #75 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 158,723
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Daisy's 158,723 recorded births place it above 99.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Daisy compares
158,723 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Daisy's all-time total is 422x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Daisy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158,723 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,206 | 21 | 19,840 |
Daisy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Daisy's full recorded timeline at 1953, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 247 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 3,206 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Daisy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 3,206
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Daisy popularity over time - boys
632 total births recorded since 1880 (Daisy as boys' name)
Daisy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22,807 births, 14% of the file).
2000s was Daisy's strongest decade.
22,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Daisy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6,054
1880s
6,054 births
- 1890s 6,249
1890s
6,249 births
- 1900s 7,687
1900s
7,687 births
- 1910s
1910s
12,475 births
- 1920s
1920s
13,658 births
- 1930s 9,063
1930s
9,063 births
- 1940s 6,934
1940s
6,934 births
- 1950s 5,099
1950s
5,099 births
- 1960s 3,538
1960s
3,538 births
- 1970s 3,083
1970s
3,083 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,159 births
- 1990s
1990s
19,991 births
- 2000s
2000s
22,807 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,884 births
- 2020s
2020s
15,042 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22,807 births (14% of all-time use).
How Daisy 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 Daisy's total volume
Daisy by state
Where Daisy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27,945 | 17.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 14,644 | 9.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 7,552 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6,464 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5,914 | 3.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5,880 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 4,933 | 3.1% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 4,932 | 3.1% |
27,945 of 158,723 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Daisy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Daisy? ▼
Where does Daisy sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Daisy most popular? ▼
Where is Daisy most popular? ▼
How long has the name Daisy been used? ▼
What names are similar to Daisy? ▼
What to do with Daisy's data
- Daisy's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22,807 total births) through the 2020s (15,042) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Daisys (27,945 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.
Keep exploring Daisy
Nearby Names Like Daisy
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Daisy
Compare Daisy side by side: Daisy vs Daisha Daisy vs Daija Daisy vs Daina
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Daisy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Daisy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Daisy 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.