Daisy

Girl English #110 in 2023

Daisy is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Daisy

From the flower daisy, one of the flower names dating from the 19th century. Also a nickname for Margaret, since Marguerite and Margarita are identical with the French and Spanish word for "daisy".

Popularity of Daisy

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,423 births in 2023

1880 2023

152,402 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1996

2,514 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.