Alice vs Daisy
Alice and Daisycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Daisy #18 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #76 and Daisy #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Alice was ranked #68 and Daisy #26 among girls in New Zealand.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Daisy #27 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #57 and Daisy #33 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Daisy #43 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alice and Daisy over time
Alice and Daisy appear together in 5 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Daisy in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Alice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Daisy in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One took the other's place near the top
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Daisy moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2021 as Alice fell out of it to #58, having been #50 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2020, Daisy moved ahead of Alice in England and Wales · Girls — #25 and #31 the year before became #27 and #24.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alice and Daisy changed places 9 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1998 and 2024, ending at #57 and #33.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alice and Daisy averaged 17.7 places apart, ending at #49 and #18.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daisy rose about as far as Alice fell — from #25 and #71 in 1996 to #49 and #18 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Daisy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #41 and #43.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Alice #29 in 2022, Daisy #42 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1979–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Daisy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Daisy #42 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Daisy #43.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Daisy in 18.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Daisy #15 in 2010.
The order changed in 2020: Daisy moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #25 and #31; by 2020 that had become #27 and #24.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Daisy #18.
Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Daisy in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Daisy #33 in 2024.
The order changed in 2021: Daisy moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #39 and #43; by 2021 that had become #45 and #45.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #57, Daisy #33.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Daisy in 5.
Highest recorded here: Alice #37 in 2017, Daisy #25 in 2025.
The order changed in 2021: Daisy moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #50 and #67; by 2021 that had become #58 and #36.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #76, Daisy #25.
New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 2009–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Daisy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alice #31 in 2018, Daisy #26 in 2023.
The order changed in 2022: Daisy moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #47 and #49; by 2022 that had become #65 and #48.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #68, Daisy #26.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Alice | Daisy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Taken from the English word for the flower, whose own name poetically describes how its petals open at dawn and close at dusk. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪzi/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daisy has a recorded origin (English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye')); Alice does not have one recorded yet.
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Daisy.
- A meaning is recorded for Daisy; Alice doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Daisy
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls