Daisy

“Day's eye — the daisy flower; also a nickname for Margaret” — Old English origin

Girl's name · #75 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Daisy has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #48 (1880) · 158,723 babies named Daisy all-time · 1 in 500 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #18 in England & Wales (2025) · #20 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #24 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #25 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #26 in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Daisys

Daisy Ridley — English actress (born 1992)
Daisy Edgar-Jones — British actress (born 1998)
Daisy Shah — Indian film actress
Daisy Fuentes — Cuban-American actress, comedian, model, television host, and former weather presenter (born 1966)
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick — British countess (1861–1938)

In stories & tradition

Daisy Duck — Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas · Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
Princess Daisy — Super Mario Party · Mario
Daisy Johnson — Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

What Daisys become

Among 435 notable people named Daisy:

Entertainers appear 2.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Daisy Ridley, English actress (born 1992).

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