Aurora vs Daisy
Aurora 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, Aurora was ranked #43 and Daisy #18 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Aurora was ranked #42 and Daisy #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Aurora was ranked #42 and Daisy #26 among girls in New Zealand.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aurora was ranked #55 and Daisy #27 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aurora was ranked #93 and Daisy #33 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aurora was ranked #76 and Daisy #43 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aurora and Daisy over time
Aurora and Daisy appear together in 4 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Daisy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Aurora in 1.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
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 Aurora in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #29 and #40 the year before became #50 and #29.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aurora #91 in 2023, Daisy #33 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Daisy in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #43 in 2024, Daisy #15 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aurora #43, Daisy #18.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Daisy in 18.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #76 in 2025, Daisy #42 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aurora #76, Daisy #43.
Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2012–2024
Aurora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Daisy in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #91 in 2023, Daisy #33 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aurora #93, Daisy #33.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Aurora held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Daisy in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aurora #29 in 2022, Daisy #25 in 2025.
The order changed in 2023: Daisy moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #29 and #40; by 2023 that had become #50 and #29.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aurora #42, Daisy #25.
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 | Aurora | 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 | Norway · Girls #14 (2025) | 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) | 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')); Aurora does not have one recorded yet.
- Aurora has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Daisy.
- A meaning is recorded for Daisy; Aurora 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
Aurora
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 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