Recorded 1984–2011 Girls' name Peak 1996 271 births

Daysy — girls' name

271 babies named Daysy in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

271 girls have been named Daysy since 1984, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2011.

271
total births
1984–2011
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Daysy was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

20 babies were named Daysy in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Daysy

The Social Security Administration has registered 271 babies named Daysy between 1984 and 2011, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Daysy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Daysy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Daysy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Daysy in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Daysy 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 271 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.

Daysy at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

271

Since 1984

28 years of records

Peak year

1996

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1984

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2011

Daysy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1984

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1996)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Daysy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
132 births that decade — 49% of Daysy's all-time total
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Daysy by state

Where Daysy concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Daysy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
69 25.5%
#2 Texas
5 1.8%
California share of Daysy's total US births 25.5%
Even split

69 of 271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Daysy?
271 babies have been named Daysy since 1984. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1996 with 20 births.
When was Daysy most popular?
Daysy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Daysy most popular?
The top states for the name Daysy are California (69 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Daysy been used?
Daysy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 28 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Daysy?
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.

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, 1984–2011 (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.