Where does the name Daisy come from?

Daisy is a girl name of English origin.

Is Daisy a boy or a girl name?

Daisy is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 152,415 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.

How popular is the name Daisy in 2023?

Daisy ranks #110 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 1996 with 2,514 babies.

How do you pronounce Daisy?

Daisy is pronounced DAY-zee (2 syllables).

A name from English · Girl

Daisy

From the flower, whose Old English name dæges ēage means "day's eye" — for the way the bloom opens with the sun and closes at dusk. Long used as a nickname for Margaret (via the French marguerite, also "daisy").

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Popularity over time

A 143-year arc in numbers.

152,415 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Popularity · 1880–2023

2,426 births in 2023

1880 1951 2023

Babies named per year Peak year Most recent

Meaning

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DFrom the flower, whose Old English name dæges ēage means "day's eye" — for the way the bloom opens with the sun and closes at dusk. Long used as a nickname for Margaret (via the French marguerite, also "daisy").

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What does the name Daisy mean?: Daisy means from the flower, whose Old English name dæges ēage means "day's eye" — for the way the bloom opens with the sun and closes at dusk. Long used as a nickname for Margaret (via the French marguerite, also "daisy").
Where does the name Daisy come from?: Daisy is a girl name of English origin.
Is Daisy a boy or a girl name?: Daisy is overwhelmingly a girl name in the United States. Of the 152,415 U.S. babies recorded with this name, more than 99% are girls.
How popular is the name Daisy in 2023?: Daisy ranks #110 for girls in the U.S. Social Security Administration's 2023 dataset. Its all-time U.S. peak was 1996 with 2,514 babies.
How do you pronounce Daisy?: Daisy is pronounced DAY-zee (2 syllables).

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