Fun Facts About the Name Deisy
- More than 3 thousand babies named Deisy: U.S. records list 3,102 babies given the name Deisy from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Deisy Mean?
Deisy is a variant spelling of Daisy, an English name taken from the flower. The word daisy comes from Old English dæges ēage, meaning "day's eye," formed from dæg ("day") and ēage ("eye"). The name describes the flower that opens its petals in daylight and closes them at night.
In English, Daisy was also used as a pet form of Margaret, because the French form Marguerite is both a personal name and the ordinary word for the daisy. That nickname tradition is a separate strand in the name's use and does not alter the flower-based literal meaning.
Deisy keeps the meaning of Daisy while respelling it. The form matches how the English name is commonly written by sound in Spanish, where the letters ei stand for a sound close to the English "ay."
Deisy Name History & Origins
The flower word is recorded in Middle English in forms such as dayesye and dayes eye, continuing the Old English compound dæges ēage. As a personal name, Daisy became established in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, when names drawn from flowers - Rose, Lily, Violet, and Daisy among them - came into fashion.
Its use as a short form of Margaret gave Daisy a second route into families, particularly in Britain, where the name was familiar as a nickname as well as a flower name.
The spelling Deisy arose as a phonetic rendering of Daisy and is most common in Spanish-speaking countries and among Hispanic communities in the United States. It preserves the English pronunciation while following Spanish spelling conventions, so the written form differs from the English original without changing the name's source or meaning.
How Popular is the Name Deisy?
Deisy has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #1,478 in 2003.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,094 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,582 | 43 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #3,657 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2022 | #3,717 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2021 | #3,353 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2020 | #2,856 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #3,464 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 2018 | #3,943 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 2017 | #4,415 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #4,556 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #3,444 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2014 | #2,897 | 59 | 0.0033% |
| 2013 | #2,606 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 2012 | #2,876 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #2,620 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 2010 | #2,139 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 2009 | #2,020 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2008 | #1,917 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 2007 | #1,754 | 123 | 0.0064% |
| 2006 | #1,576 | 137 | 0.0072% |
| 2005 | #1,565 | 130 | 0.0070% |
| 2004 | #1,630 | 119 | 0.0065% |
| 2003 | #1,478 | 132 | 0.0072% |
| 2002 | #1,610 | 115 | 0.0064% |
| 2001 | #1,740 | 103 | 0.0057% |
| 2000 | #1,709 | 103 | 0.0057% |
| 1999 | #1,773 | 90 | 0.0051% |
| 1998 | #1,639 | 99 | 0.0056% |
| 1997 | #1,588 | 101 | 0.0058% |
| 1996 | #1,566 | 101 | 0.0058% |
| 1995 | #1,653 | 89 | 0.0051% |
| 1994 | #1,871 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 1993 | #1,989 | 70 | 0.0039% |
| 1992 | #2,195 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 1991 | #2,426 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1990 | #2,180 | 59 | 0.0031% |
| 1989 | #2,058 | 61 | 0.0033% |
| 1988 | #2,162 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1987 | #4,712 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #3,782 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #3,023 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #1,585 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 1983 | #2,053 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 1982 | #5,626 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #8,325 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,560 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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