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
0%100%Median name50%76.2%
Deisy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Deisy's 3,107 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

15 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
137
Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
050100150 197219851991199720032009201520212025 35

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,174 births (38% of all-time use).

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

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 1%2%3%4%5%6%7% 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 -48, 5.1%-146, 3.1%-61, 4.1%-140, 1.8%-41, 4.9%-126, 2.2%-53, 5.5%-86, 3.3%-146, 3.5%-50, 6%-48, 5.3%-66, 3.6%-52, 4.3%-51, 5.3%-116, 3.9%Deisy-54, 4.4%Deisy
Deisy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Deisy by state

Where Deisy concentrates geographically, total births since 1972

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Deisy
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%
California share of Deisy's total US births 31.3%
Even split

972 of 3,107 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Deisy appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Deisy?
Deisy has been given to 3,107 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,533 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,102 of 17,297. 137 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Deisy sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Deisy most popular?
Deisy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,174 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Deisy most popular?
The top states for the name Deisy are California (972 births), Texas (512 births), Illinois (119 births).
How long has the name Deisy been used?
Deisy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 54 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Deisy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Deirdre, Deidre, Deidra, Deirdra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Deisy

Nearby Names Like Deisy

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Deisy

Names with a similar popularity rank to Deisy

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

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.

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.