Arlene vs Daisy
Arlene 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, Arlene was ranked #5891 and Daisy #18 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Arlene was ranked #856 and Daisy #58 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Arlene and Daisy over time
Arlene and Daisy appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Arlene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Daisy in none. 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Daisy moved ahead of Arlene in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #413 and #465 the year before became #856 and #58.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1979–2023
Arlene held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Daisy in 3.
Highest recorded here: Arlene #213 in 1979, Daisy #58 in 2023.
The order changed in 2023: Daisy moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #413 and #465; by 2023 that had become #856 and #58.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Arlene #856, Daisy #58.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2024
Arlene held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Daisy in 8.
Highest recorded here: Arlene #3824 in 1997, Daisy #15 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arlene #5891, Daisy #18.
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 | Arlene | 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 | Not yet recorded | /ˈdeɪzi/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daisy has a recorded origin (English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye')); Arlene does not have one recorded yet.
- Arlene has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Daisy.
- A meaning is recorded for Daisy; Arlene doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Arlene
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2023
Highest recorded position: #157 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1965–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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