Daisey: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,964

among girls · ↑1,361 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Daisey

How common

1 in 80,363

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2000

55 babies

All-time total

2,520

#4,032 all-time among girls

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Daisey popularity over time

2,520 babies have been named Daisey since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	66	7	–	#521
1890s	91	9	+38%	#762
1900s	123	12	+35%	#858
1910s	190	19	+54%	#1,224
1920s	208	21	+9%	#1,564
1930s	161	16	-23%	#1,558
1940s	133	13	-17%	#1,908
1950s	138	14	+4%	#2,497
1960s	118	12	-14%	#3,200
1970s	83	8	-30%	#4,193
1980s	191	19	+130%	#3,157
1990s	334	33	+75%	#2,579
2000s	354	35	+6%	#2,680
2010s	220	22	-38%	#4,711
2020s (to 2025)	110	18	-17%	#5,824

Where Daisey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	20	0.01	outside top 500
2027	21	0.01	outside top 500
2028	21	0.01	outside top 500
2029	21	0.01	outside top 500
2030	21	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Daisey

Daisey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,964 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 2,520 American babies have been named Daisey. Its peak came in 2000, when 55 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Daisey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Daisey?

The median living Daisey is about 29 years old; half are between 18 and 49. An estimated 1,600 people named Daisey are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Daisey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	20	#5,964
2024	15	#7,325
2023	18	#6,479
2022	21	#5,824
2021	20	#6,006
2020	16	#6,998
2019	17	#6,785
2018	17	#6,870
2017	24	#5,403
2016	17	#6,978
2015	21	#6,080
2014	23	#5,663
2013	22	#5,867
2012	25	#5,436
2011	30	#4,711
2010	24	#5,655
2009	31	#4,712
2008	22	#6,181
2007	31	#4,717
2006	37	#4,017
2005	27	#4,861
2004	28	#4,737
2003	42	#3,427
2002	40	#3,408
2001	41	#3,326
2000	55	#2,680
1995	34	#3,298
1990	31	#3,452
1985	16	#4,673
1980	16	#4,558
1975	15	#4,193
1970	6	#7,239
1965	12	#3,785
1960	10	#4,234
1955	10	#3,831
1950	16	#2,570
1945	16	#2,165
1940	18	#1,908
1935	23	#1,558
1930	10	#2,889
1925	14	#2,514
1920	27	#1,592
1915	22	#1,582
1910	14	#1,224
1905	9	#1,324
1900	12	#1,122
1895	12	#940
1890	8	#1,023
1885	5	#1,078
1880	11	#521

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Daisey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Daisey?

The median living Daisey is about 29 years old. Half of all living Daiseys are between 18 and 49 years old.

How many people named Daisey are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Daisey are alive in the United States, based on 2,520 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Daisey in 2025?

Daisey ranked #5,964 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Daisey?

2,520 babies have been named Daisey in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Daisey most popular?

Daisey peaked in 2000, when 55 newborns received the name.

Is Daisey a boy or girl name?

Daisey is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Daisey rising or falling?

Daisey has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Daisey become more popular?

Daisey looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Daisey in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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