How Many People Are Named Daisy?
An estimated 94,583 people in the United States have the first name Daisy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Daisy peaked in popularity in 2024 with 3,091 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daisy as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daisy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Daisy is overwhelmingly female, 632 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
94,583
About 1 in 3,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2024
3,091 births
Total Registered
156,125
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daisy
Daisy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 156,125 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Daisy as a male name
Ranked #11,154 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 1988 (25 births)
Daisy as a female name
Ranked #76 in 2024
3,091 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (3,091 births)
Daisy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daisy span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 22,852 babies were registered. While Daisy is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Daisy by Decade
How has Daisy tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,077 | 23 | 6,054 | |
| 1890s | 6,266 | 17 | 6,249 | |
| 1900s | 7,711 | 24 | 7,687 | |
| 1910s | 12,536 | 61 | 12,475 | |
| 1920s | 13,730 | 72 | 13,658 | |
| 1930s | 9,147 | 84 | 9,063 | |
| 1940s | 6,945 | 11 | 6,934 | |
| 1950s | 5,110 | 11 | 5,099 | |
| 1960s | 3,543 | 5 | 3,538 | |
| 1970s | 3,093 | 10 | 3,083 | |
| 1980s | 9,309 | 151 | 9,158 | |
| 1990s | 20,095 | 105 | 19,990 | |
| 2000s | 22,852 | 46 | 22,806 | |
| 2010s | 17,885 | 6 | 17,879 | |
| 2020s | 11,826 | 6 | 11,820 | |
Daisy by State
Birth registrations for Daisy span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, Delaware. On average, about 2,583 Daisys were registered per state.
Daisy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daisy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Daisy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daisy?
We estimate approximately 94,583 people named Daisy are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Daisy a common name?
Daisy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 156,125 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daisy most popular?
Daisy reached peak popularity in 2024, when 3,091 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daisy is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daisy a female name?
Daisy is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daisy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daisy Smith, Daisy Johnson, Daisy Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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