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Daisy vs Freya

Daisy and Freyacompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Daisy was ranked #27 and Freya #3 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Daisy was ranked #18 and Freya #6 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Daisy was ranked #33 and Freya #10 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Daisy was ranked #25 and Freya #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Daisy was ranked #43 and Freya #25 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Daisy was ranked #26 and Freya #31 among girls in New Zealand.

Daisy and Freya over time

Daisy and Freya appear together in 4 published lists, across 95 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Freya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 2018, Freya moved ahead of Daisy in England and Wales · Girls — #18 and #20 the year before became #28 and #18.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Daisy and Freya changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #18 and #6.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daisy and Freya averaged 10.9 places apart, ending at #18 and #6.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Daisy and Freya were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #18 and #6.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Daisy #25 in 2025, Freya #38 in 2023.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1992–2025

    Daisy held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Freya in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #42 in 2024, Freya #12 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2004: Freya moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #220 and #263; by 2004 that had become #222 and #197.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #43, Freya #25.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Daisy held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Freya in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #15 in 2010, Freya #5 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2018: Freya moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #18 and #20; by 2018 that had become #28 and #18.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #18, Freya #6.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024

    Daisy held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Freya in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #33 in 2024, Freya #9 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2008: Freya moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #83 and #110; by 2008 that had become #148 and #106.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #33, Freya #10.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 2016–2025

    Daisy held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Freya in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #25 in 2025, Freya #38 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #25, Freya #49.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Daisy

Pairs where Daisy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Freya

Pairs where Freya shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Daisy, Freya
FieldDaisyFreya
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningTaken from the English word for the flower, whose own name poetically describes how its petals open at dawn and close at dusk.Commonly interpreted as 'lady' or 'noblewoman'.
OriginEnglish, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye')Old Norse
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪzi//ˈfreɪə/
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedFreyja, Freja
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #18 (2025)Scotland · Girls #1 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Daisy is recorded with a English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') origin, while Freya is recorded with a Old Norse origin.
  • Daisy has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Freya.
  • Daisy's recorded meaning differs from Freya's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Daisy a "medium" Data Confidence level and Freya a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Daisy

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Freya

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #488 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2024–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Scotland, in 2025 (recorded 2024–2025).

    Scotland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #6 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls