Mostly girls · Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English

Daisy

“day's eye”

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The story behind the name

Meet Daisy.

Daisy is an English flower name derived from ‘day’s eye,’ referring to the flower opening in daylight. It has also been used as a nickname for Margaret, because the French Marguerite is both a name and the word for a daisy.

A little perspective

How popular is Daisy?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#753,206 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420253,2060
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Girls753,206
2024Girls763,102
2023Girls1102,426
2022Boys11,1586
2022Girls1242,325
2021Girls1342,087
2020Girls1431,896
2019Girls1641,742
2018Girls1691,718
2017Girls1701,796
2016Girls1891,732
2015Girls1831,772
2014Girls1801,791

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.

Variations & related forms

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