Girls' name · since 1970

Daysi

Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,535 babies named Daysi, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,296 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,535
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade

Daysi currently ranks #4296 among girls' names in America, with 1,535 babies recorded since 1970.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daysi has been recorded 1,535 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #4296 nationally and more common than 75% 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 1970 to 2025.

  • #5,609 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,296 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,535 born since 1970
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daysi ranks #5,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,296 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,535 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,609 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,296 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,535
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.1%
Daysi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Daysi's 1,535 recorded births place it above 92.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Daysi compares

1,535 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Daysi's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Daysi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,535 376 567,345
Peak-year births 63 21 19,840

Daysi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Daysi's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Daysi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
63
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
020406080 197019841990199620022008201420202025 33

Daysi by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (488 births, 32% of the file).

2000s was Daysi's strongest decade.

488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Daysi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 488 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Daysi 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 Daysi's total volume

Daysi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -58, 6.6%-116, 2.3%-49, 7.5%-18, 10.9%-20, 9.7%-54, 4%-131, 4.4%-37, 26.3%-55, 4.6%-36, 6.3%-70, 4.6%-36, 8.5%-144, 2.7%-58, 4.4%-21, 8.8%Daysi-56, 4.1%Daysi
Daysi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Daysi by state

Where Daysi concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Daysi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
492 32.1%
#2 Texas
193 12.6%
#3 New York
54 3.5%
#4 Florida
26 1.7%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.3%
#6 Nevada
5 0.3%
California share of Daysi's total US births 32.1%
Even split

492 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daysi?
Daysi has been given to 1,535 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,609 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,296 of 17,297. 63 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Daysi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Daysi ranks #5,609 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,296 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Daysi most popular?
Daysi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 488 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Daysi most popular?
The top states for the name Daysi are California (492 births), Texas (193 births), New York (54 births).
How long has the name Daysi been used?
Daysi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 56 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Daysi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dayana, Dayna, Dayanara, Dayanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Daysi's data

  • Daysi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (488 total births); usage has since declined to 153 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Daysis (492 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 Daysi

Nearby Names Like Daysi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Daysi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2025 (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 Daysi 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.