Daisie
A feminine name meaning "day's eye", referring to the daisy flower.
Name Census estimates that about 583 living Americans carry the first name Daisie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Daisie today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Daisie births was 2007 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Daisie. 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 Daisie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
583
~ 1 in 587,915 Americans
Peak year
2007
25 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,169
Tracked since 1880
Census
Daisie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 528 people with the first name Daisie, which placed it at #19,834 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
#19,834
National first-name rank
People counted
528
528 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Daisie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daisie is White at 54.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.9%) and Black (11.0%). 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 Daisie 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 Daisie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.4% · 287
- Hispanic or Latino23.9% · 126
- Black or African American11.0% · 58
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.4% · 39
- Two or more races3.4% · 18
Popularity
Daisie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Daisie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 158 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Daisie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Daisie 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 Daisie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Daisies live
Origin
Meaning and history of Daisie
Daisie is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the word "daisy," the common name for the small flower of the Bellis perennis plant. The name "daisy" itself comes from the Old English "dæges ēage," meaning "day's eye," referring to the way the flower opens its petals at dawn and closes them at dusk.
The name Daisie first emerged in the late 16th century, during the Renaissance period in England. It was likely inspired by the symbolic associations of the daisy flower, which represented innocence, purity, and simplicity. The name became particularly popular in the Victorian era, when floral names were fashionable among the upper classes.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Daisie can be found in the writings of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare. In his play "Love's Labour's Lost," written around 1595, Shakespeare mentions a character named Daisie, although she does not appear on stage.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Daisie. One of the most prominent was Daisie Marguerite Bennion (1892-1986), an American educator and suffragist who advocated for women's rights and educational reform in Utah. Another notable Daisie was Daisie Marguerite Radford (1858-1941), an English author and philanthropist who wrote several books on gardening and horticulture.
In the realm of literature, Daisie Katharine Bates (1859-1951) was an Australian writer and anthropologist who studied the Aboriginal cultures of Australia and published several books on their customs and traditions. Daisie Marguerite Moodie (1872-1950) was a Canadian author and educator who wrote extensively about her experiences growing up in rural Ontario.
Finally, Daisie Marguerite Hawkins (1909-1971) was a American baseball player who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during World War II, and her story was featured in the 1992 film "A League of Their Own."
While the name Daisie has remained a relatively uncommon choice throughout history, its connection to the delicate daisy flower and its symbolic associations with innocence and purity have made it a enduring and charming option for parents seeking a floral-inspired name for their daughter.
People
Daisie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Daisie 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
Daisie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daisie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 583 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Daisie 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 587,915 US residents.
Is Daisie a common name?
We classify Daisie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,149 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Daisie most popular?
The single biggest year for Daisie was 2007, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Daisie is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Daisie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 528 people with the name Daisie, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,834 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 Daisie 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 Daisie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Daisie appears almost entirely female. Of the 527 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Daisie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Daisie is White at 54.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (23.9%) and Black (11.0%). 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 Daisie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Daisie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.4% (287 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 Daisie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Daisie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Daisie 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 Daisie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Daisie 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 Daisie 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 are named Daisie?
Want to know how many Americans are named Daisie? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.