Daisy
Daisy is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #18 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
Old English — Day's eye; the daisy flower
About the Name Daisy
Daisy has held its ground, ranked #18 in 2025 and never far from its best of #15 in 2010 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
In terms of origin, Daisy is rooted in Old English, where it means "Day's eye; the daisy flower". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.
Daisy is one of the most popular names in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Daisy on the register.
In the US it sits at #76 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Daisy
- Daisy Waterstone — Daisy Waterstone is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama The Durrells.
- Daisy Sweeney — Daisy Elitha Peterson Sweeney was a Canadian classical music and piano teacher, known for having taught many of the most notable figures in Canadian jazz music.
- Daisy Dunn — Daisy Florence Dunn is an English author and classicist who is known for making her specialty accessible to the public through radio and other media avenues.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Daisy
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Daisy
Almost certainly the only Daisy in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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