Girls' name · since 1972
Deisy
Deisy has 3,107 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,107
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,107 babies have been named Deisy since 1972, making it today's #4102 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deisy has been recorded 3,107 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #4102 nationally and more common than 76% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #3,533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,102 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,107 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Deisy ranks #3,533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,102 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,107 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,102 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,107
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Deisy's 3,107 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Deisy compares
3,107 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Deisy's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Deisy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,107 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 137 | 21 | 19,840 |
Deisy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Deisy's full recorded timeline at 2002, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 137 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Deisy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 137
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Currently ranks #4102 among girls.
3,107 total births across 54 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 137 births in a single year.
Deisy by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,174 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Deisy's strongest decade.
1,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Deisy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 322
1980s
322 births
- 1990s
1990s
798 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,174 births
- 2010s
2010s
538 births
- 2020s 265
2020s
265 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,174 births (38% of all-time use).
Deisy decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,174 births
- Runner-up 798 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Deisy 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 Deisy's total volume
Deisy by state
Where Deisy concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 972 | 31.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 512 | 16.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 119 | 3.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 97 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 58 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 44 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 33 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.0% |
972 of 3,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 31.3% of nationwide
- Texas 16.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.8% of nationwide
- New York 3.1% of nationwide
- Florida 1.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 31.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Deisy appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Deisy's data
- Deisy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,174 total births); usage has since declined to 265 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Deisys (972 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 Deisy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Deisy 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.
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