Top 80 US name Girls' name Peak 2024 155,493 births

Daisy — #76 US girls' name

155,493 babies named Daisy in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s60541890s62491900s76871910s124751920s136581930s90631940s69341950s50991960s35381970s30831980s91581990s199902000s228062010s178792020s11820
#76
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.6% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Daisy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

3,091 babies were named Daisy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daisy

The Social Security Administration has registered 155,493 babies named Daisy between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daisy currently holds the #76 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 3,091 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daisy performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22,806 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Daisy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27,604 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Daisy in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daisy 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 155,493 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.

Daisy at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

155,493

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

3,091 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#76

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Daisy popularity over time — girls

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

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2024)
3,091
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
01,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 564

Daisy popularity over time — boys

632 total births recorded since 1880 (Daisy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 632 births
051015202530 202219961987196819351926191619021880 5

Daisy by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22,806 births that decade — 15% of Daisy's all-time total
1880s60541890s62491900s76871910s124751920s136581930s90631940s69341950s50991960s35381970s30831980s91581990s199902000s228062010s178792020s11820

Daisy by state

Where Daisy concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Daisy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27,604 17.8%
#2 Texas
14,342 9.2%
#3 New York
7,409 4.8%
#4 Georgia
6,364 4.1%
#5 Illinois
5,817 3.7%
#6 North Carolina
5,778 3.7%
#7 South Carolina
4,883 3.1%
#8 Florida
4,784 3.1%
California share of Daisy's total US births 17.8%
Even split

27,604 of 155,493 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?
155,493 babies have been named Daisy since 1880. It currently ranks #76 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 3,091 births.
When was Daisy most popular?
Daisy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22,806 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Daisy most popular?
The top states for the name Daisy are California (27,604 births), Texas (14,342 births), New York (7,409 births).
How long has the name Daisy been used?
Daisy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Daisy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Daisha, Daija, Daina, Daisey, 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.