Daisy

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A few things about Daisy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Daisy

Daisy Ridley

English actress (born 1992)

Choose Daisy and your child shares a first name with Daisy Ridley, an English actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Daisy, like who?” Daisy Ridley's Wikipedia article is available in 64 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 501 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Daisy, 3,206 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Daisy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDaisy has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Daisys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1882, when it reached #48.
• 🚀TrendDaisy has climbed 68 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #75. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedDaisy is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #28, followed by Idaho (#38) and Oregon (#42). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Old English, Daisy means “day's eye”. Our records link it to American, Anglo Saxon and Old English roots.
• 🌍OriginDaisy is the #4 most popular American girl name in the US. That's out of 4,701 American girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Daisy

Daisy is a girl name of American, Anglo Saxon and Old English origin meaning “day's eye”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-isy”. US birth records list Daisy for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #48 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #75, with 3,206 babies.

Origin:American namesAnglo Saxon namesOld English names