Ava vs Daisy
Ava 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Ava was ranked #8 and Daisy #26 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ava was ranked #9 and Daisy #18 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ava was ranked #11 and Daisy #27 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Ava was ranked #18 and Daisy #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ava was ranked #26 and Daisy #43 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ava was ranked #32 and Daisy #33 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Ava and Daisy over time
Ava and Daisy appear together in 5 published lists, across 112 years of shared records. Ava held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Daisy in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ava 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2008, Ava moved ahead of Daisy in England and Wales · Girls — #38 and #25 the year before became #21 and #25.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 25 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Ava and Daisy averaged 45.9 places apart, ending at #32 and #33.
- Longest-running competitions
Ava and Daisy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1985 to 2025, ending at #26 and #43.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ava #5 in 2021, Daisy #26 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1985–2025
Ava held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Daisy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ava #1 in 2008, Daisy #42 in 2024.
The order changed in 1997: Ava moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #393 and #333; by 1997 that had become #213 and #496.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ava #26, Daisy #43.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ava held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Daisy in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ava #3 in 2018, Daisy #15 in 2010.
The order changed in 2008: Ava moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #38 and #25; by 2008 that had become #21 and #25.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ava #9, Daisy #18.
Northern Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1998–2024
Ava held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Daisy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ava #9 in 2016, Daisy #33 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ava #32, Daisy #33.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2025
Ava held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Daisy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ava #3 in 2017, Daisy #25 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ava #18, Daisy #25.
New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 2009–2023
Ava held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Daisy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ava #5 in 2021, Daisy #26 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ava #8, 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 | Ava | Daisy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence. | Taken from the English word for the flower, whose own name poetically describes how its petals open at dawn and close at dusk. |
| Origin | Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve | English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪvə/ | /ˈdeɪzi/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 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 | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ava is recorded with a Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve origin, while Daisy is recorded with a English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') origin.
- Ava and Daisy both have 2 syllables.
- Ava's recorded meaning differs from Daisy's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Ava
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 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