Daisi
A feminine name of English origin meaning "daisy flower".
Name Census estimates that about 183 living Americans carry the first name Daisi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daisi today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daisi births was 1999 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daisi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Daisi with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
183
~ 1 in 1,872,975 Americans
Peak year
1999
13 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2019 SSA rank
#16,086
Tracked since 1984
Census
Daisi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 325 people with the first name Daisi, which placed it at #27,889 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,889
National first-name rank
People counted
325
325 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
68.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daisi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daisi is Hispanic at 68.3%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Black (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Daisi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Daisi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino68.3% · 222
- White21.2% · 69
- Black or African American5.2% · 17
- Two or more races2.8% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 2
Popularity
Daisi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daisi from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 79 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Daisi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daisi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Daisi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daisis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Daisi
The name Daisi is of Hindi origin, derived from the Sanskrit word "daisha" which means "country" or "land." It is believed to have been first used as a name during the medieval period in India, around the 12th or 13th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Daisi can be found in the ancient Hindu text, the Mahabharata, where it is mentioned as the name of a warrior princess. In the epic, Daisi is described as a skilled archer and a fearless leader who played a pivotal role in the battle between the Pandavas and the Kauravas.
Daisi was also the name of a renowned Indian poet and scholar who lived in the 16th century. She is best known for her works on Vedic philosophy and her contributions to the study of Sanskrit literature. Her writings have been widely praised for their depth and clarity, and she is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the literary and intellectual circles of her time.
In the 18th century, Daisi was the name of a celebrated Indian dancer and courtesan who was renowned for her grace and beauty. She was a prominent figure in the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and is said to have been a great patron of the arts.
Another notable figure in history with the name Daisi was an Indian freedom fighter who played a significant role in the struggle for independence from British rule. She was born in 1905 and was actively involved in the non-violent resistance movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.
Lastly, Daisi was the name of a famous Indian botanist who lived in the 20th century. She made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and is credited with discovering several new plant species. Her work has been widely recognized and she was awarded numerous honors and accolades during her lifetime.
People
Daisi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daisi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Daisi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daisi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 183 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daisi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,872,975 US residents.
Is Daisi a common name?
We classify Daisi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 187 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daisi most popular?
The single biggest year for Daisi was 1999, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daisi is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daisi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 325 people with the name Daisi, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,889 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Daisi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Daisi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daisi leans strongly female. 321 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Daisi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daisi is Hispanic at 68.3%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Black (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Daisi most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Daisi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.3% (222 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Daisi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daisi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daisi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Daisi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daisi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Daisi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Daisi?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.