Daisy

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled דייזי in FR France, IL Israel, IQ Iraq.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Daisy is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name30K records spelled Daisy3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada

  Also written Daísy, Dáisy

• Hindi given name19K records spelled Daisy14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, United States, Philippines, United Kingdom

  Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

  Also written ডেইজি, Deiji, Deisy, Deijy, Daísy

• Indonesian given name14K records spelled Daisy4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, Indonesia, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay, Malagasy

  Also written Ďàįśy

• Polish given name5.2K records spelled Daisy27 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, Czechia, United Kingdom

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Дэйзи, Dazey, Дейзі, Deyzi, Даисы

• Thai given name2.3K records spelled Daisy49 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Thailand, United States, Philippines, Laos

  Languages: Thai, Lao

  Also written Desi, เดซี่, Dessie, Daizy, เดซี

57 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Daisy is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A wild flowering plant of species Bellis perennis of the family Asteraceae, with a yellow head and white petals

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Spanish, Inglés; hipocorístico de Margaret. Relacionado con la flor 'daisy', 'ojo del día'.

  as a name·Diccionario etimológico de nombres propios

• Margherita

  as a name·Il grande libro dei nomi per bebè. Significato, origini, curiosità. Oltre 7000 nomi per bambine e bambini Significato,…

• Margarita

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Daisy Fuentesb. 1966CUCuban-American actress, comedian, model, television host, and former weather presenter (born 1966)
• Daisy Donovanb. 1975USBritish actor and television presenter
• Daisy Haggardb. 1978GBBritish actress
• Daisy Bettsb. 1982AUAustralian actress
• Daisy Marieb. 1984USAmerican pornographic actress, model & feature dancer
• Daisy Ryanb. 1986USAmerican chef and restaurateur
• Daisy Headb. 1991GBBritish actress
• Daisy Ridleyb. 1992GBEnglish actress (born 1992)
• Daisy Edgar-Jonesb. 1998GBBritish actress (born 1998)
• Daisy Tahanb. 2001USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,198 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Daisy?

We estimate roughly 111 thousand people bear Daisy (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Daisy have the most bearers?

We estimate about 90 thousand people bear Daisy in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled daisy.

Where is Daisy most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Daisy is densest in Costa Rica — about 1 in 1.6 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Daisy compared with other names?

In the United States, Daisy is the 752nd most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

Is Daisy a male or female name?

Daisy is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Daisy mean?

Recorded meaning: Old English: the day’s eye flower; also nickname from Margaret.