Given name & surname
Daisy
“of the day's eye; resembling a flower”
Daisy is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “of the day's eye; resembling a flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “of the day's eye; resembling a flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Daisy is an affectionate form of Margaret.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Daisy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 159,355
- 632 boys · 158,723 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 3,206 babies
- 2025
- 3,206
- #75 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,206 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 75 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 48.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (337). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 90,387 as a first name in 2020; 660 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Daisy’s family of names
In English usage, Daisy is a diminutive of Margaret. In English usage, Daisy has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Margarita. Daisy is an affectionate form of Margaret.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Daisy has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 23
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Daisy
- Daisy RidleyEnglish actress (born 1992)
- Daisy Edgar-JonesBritish actress (born 1998)
- Daisy ShahIndian film actressborn 1984
- Daisy FuentesCuban-American actress, comedian, model, television host, and former weather presenter (born 1966)
- Daisy, Princess of PlessBritish socialite born in Wales1873–1943
- Daisy Greville, Countess of WarwickBritish countess (1861–1938)
- Daisy HeadBritish actressborn 1991
- Daisy BatesAmerican civil rights activist (1914–1999)
- Daisy BettsAustralian actressborn 1982
Characters named Daisy: Princess Daisy (the Mario franchise), Daisy Duke (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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