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Daisy

DAY-zee /ˈdeɪzi/

At a glance

In short
Daisy is an English flower name meaning day's eye.
U.S. rank 2025
#75 of girl names
Babies in 2025
3,206 (0.18% of girls)
Trend
Rising #143 in 2020 #75 in 2025
Peak
#48 in 1880 and 1882
Top state
#28 in Utah
First recorded
1880

Meaning of Daisy

Daisy is an English flower name, taken from the Old English dæges ēage, meaning “day’s eye” — a reference to the daisy’s habit of opening its petals at dawn and closing them at night. It came into use as a girl’s name in the nineteenth century alongside other flower names, and its meaning is not disputed. English speakers say DAY-zee.

The best-known literary bearer is Daisy Buchanan, the object of Jay Gatsby’s devotion in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Daisy Duck is a long-standing Disney cartoon character. Among living namesakes, the English actress Daisy Ridley is widely known for playing Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and Daisy Edgar-Jones earned BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for the television series Normal People.

In the United States the name was common in the late nineteenth century, ranking 48th in 1880, then drifted downward for most of the twentieth century and fell to 628th in 1972. It has since returned to fashion. Just over 3,200 American girls were named Daisy in 2025, when it ranked 75th, a sharp rise from 110th in 2023.

How to pronounce Daisy

English

Popularity of Daisy in the U.S.

Daisy was the #75 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 3,206 babies. It peaked at #48 in 1880 and 1882. It has been in the top 1,000 since 1880.

Bar and line chart: Daisy in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 3,206 in 2025. Line: rank among girl names, peak #48 in 1880 and 1882, #75 in 2025.
  • Girls named Daisy (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 146 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
20253,20675▲ 1
20243,10276▲ 34
20232,426110▲ 14
20222,325124▲ 10
20212,087134▲ 9
20201,896143▲ 21
20191,742164▲ 5
20181,718169▲ 1
20171,796170▲ 19
20161,732189▼ 6
20151,772183▼ 3
20141,791180▲ 18
20131,633198▼ 24
20121,784174▼ 7
20111,896167▼ 16
20102,020151▲ 2
20092,074153▲ 8
20082,075161▲ 6
20072,159167▼ 18
20062,300149▲ 1
20052,323150▼ 6
20042,271144▼ 8
20032,410136▲ 2
20022,456138▲ 1
20012,371139▲ 2
20002,368141▼ 8
19992,470133▲ 3
19982,449136▲ 4
19972,303140▼ 16
19962,514124▲ 21
19952,224145▲ 32
19941,668177▲ 8
19931,579185▲ 2
19921,654187▼ 2
19911,609185▲ 8
19901,521193▲ 25
19891,256218▲ 7
19881,166225▲ 87
1987774312▼ 7
1986801305▼ 44
1985958261▼ 36
19841,145225▼ 11
19831,175214▲ 152
1982633366▼ 38
1981723328▲ 90
1980528418▲ 101
1979371519▲ 87
1978282606▼ 52
1977316554▼ 10
1976320544▼ 15
1975328529▲ 4
1974314533▲ 28
1973293561▲ 67
1972247628▼ 51
1971303577▼ 2
1970309575▼ 6
1969298569▲ 16
1968268585▼ 20
1967281565▼ 36
1966317529▼ 9
1965337520▼ 13
1964374507▼ 15
1963390492▼ 4
1962395488▼ 10
1961413478▼ 25
1960465453▼ 4
1959460449▼ 49
1958531400▲ 20
1957493420▼ 13
1956493407▼ 13
1955497394▼ 9
1954500385▼ 23
1953550362▲ 7
1952502369▼ 26
1951540343▼ 7
1950533336▼ 15
1949580321▼ 19
1948646302▲ 2
1947678304▲ 3
1946579307▼ 36
1945636271▼ 29
1944741242▲ 13
1943760255▼ 15
1942799240▼ 7
1941741233▼ 15
1940774218▼ 8
1939822210▲ 6
1938786216▼ 12
1937812204▲ 8
1936777212▼ 18
1935903194▼ 7
1934939187▲ 10
1933873197▼ 21
19321,078176▲ 2
19311,009178▲ 3
19301,064181▲ 1
19291,080182▼ 13
19281,245169▲ 3
19271,242172▼ 1
19261,288171▼ 2
19251,400169▼ 3
19241,460166▼ 3
19231,443163▼ 6
19221,530157▲ 3
19211,481160▼ 5
19201,489155▼ 7
19191,496148▲ 1
19181,525149▲ 1
19171,417150▼ 13
19161,511137▼ 6
19151,518131▼ 5
19141,202126▼ 3
19131,052123▼ 11
19121,044112▼ 4
1911833108▼ 7
1910877101▲ 1
1909754102▼ 3
190876599▼ 1
190773998▼ 8
190677390▼ 3
190577687▼ 2
190477285▼ 3
190377682▲ 3
190274885▲ 2
190165387▼ 6
190093181▲ 4
189966085▼ 1
189871284▲ 2
189762486▼ 3
189666183▲ 1
189566584▼ 3
189464581▲ 3
189357384▲ 1
189256485▼ 6
189155779▼ 3
189058876▼ 3
188958373–
188861273▼ 6
188753267▼ 4
188660263▼ 3
188560760▼ 6
188468554▼ 4
188365950▼ 2
188264848▲ 1
188156249▼ 1
188056448–

Daisy by state

Daisy ranks #28 in Utah (2025).

Map: Daisy's 2025 rank among girl names in each U.S. state
Rank among girl names by state, 2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Rank by state 49 states
StateRankBabies
Utah2893
Idaho3836
Oregon4254
Maine4517
Washington48104
Missouri5081
New Mexico5220
Michigan54112
Tennessee55103
Ohio56141
Mississippi5732
Indiana5889
Arizona6181
Nevada6131
Nebraska6127
Colorado6471
New Hampshire6616
West Virginia6719
Iowa6939
Delaware7010
Kentucky7551
Vermont755
Rhode Island7810
South Carolina7949
Minnesota8161
Georgia8299
Arkansas8331
Pennsylvania84108
Massachusetts8465
South Dakota8411
Illinois8597
California87337
Texas90302
Alaska907
Louisiana9140
Wisconsin9350
Oklahoma10036
Kansas10031
North Carolina101102
Montana1059
New York107141
Virginia10866
Alabama10840
Hawaii1147
Florida118146
New Jersey12662
Maryland12636
North Dakota1417
Connecticut17518

Notable people named Daisy

  • Daisy Ridley is an English actress best known for playing Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
  • Daisy Yen Wu, the first Chinese woman to work as an academic researcher in biochemistry and nutrition, earned a Columbia masters, taught at Peking Union Medical College, and coauthored the first Chinese nutrition textbook.
  • English actress Daisy Edgar-Jones rose to fame with Normal People after early roles in Cold Feet and War of the Worlds, earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations.
  • Daisy Lowe is an English fashion model known for editorial, commercial, and runway work, and the daughter of designer Pearl Lowe and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale.
  • Catherine Daisy Coleman was an American advocate for sexual assault survivors and cofounder of SafeBAE, featured in the 2016 documentary Audrie and Daisy and honored with a Cinema Eye Honor, who died by suicide at 23.
More people named Daisy 9 more
  • Daisy Irani Shukla is an Indian actress who rose to fame as a child star in 1950s and 1960s Hindi cinema with films like Naya Daur, later appearing in Kati Patang and the TV series Shararat.
  • Daisy Earles, born Hilda Emma Schneider, was a German-born actress with dwarfism who moved to the United States in the 1920s, appeared in Hollywood films, and toured with her siblings as The Doll Family, famed as a miniature Mae West.
  • Daisy Eagan is an American Broadway actress who won the 1991 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for The Secret Garden, becoming the youngest female and second youngest winner at age 11.
  • Daisy Breaux Calhoun was an American socialite, hostess, and social leader.
  • Daisy Mallory is a country music singer and songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Daisy Ehanire Danjuma is a Nigerian politician who represented Edo South in the Senate from 2003 to 2007 and ran unsuccessfully in 2011.
  • Daisy Mary Rossi was an Australian artist, interior designer, and writer known for portraits and impressionist landscapes and floral paintings.
  • Daisy Waterstone is a British actress best known for portraying Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells.
  • Daisy Fowler Kennedy was an Australian concert violinist.