Daisy vs Maisie
Daisy and Maisiecompared 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, Daisy was ranked #18 and Maisie #44 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #27 and Maisie #18 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #33 and Maisie #22 among girls in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #25 and Maisie #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Daisy was ranked #26 and Maisie #89 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #43 and Maisie #49 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Daisy and Maisie over time
Daisy and Maisie appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Daisy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maisie 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.
Maisie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 2010, Maisie moved ahead of Daisy in Northern Ireland · Girls — #90 and #104 the year before became #59 and #41.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daisy and Maisie changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #43 and #49.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daisy and Maisie averaged 23.1 places apart, ending at #18 and #44.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Daisy #15 in 2010, Maisie #14 in 2010.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Maisie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #15 in 2010, Maisie #14 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #18, Maisie #44.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 2000–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Maisie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #42 in 2024, Maisie #49 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #43, Maisie #49.
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maisie in 15.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #33 in 2024, Maisie #20 in 2023.
The order changed in 2010: Maisie moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #90 and #104; by 2010 that had become #59 and #41.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #33, Maisie #22.
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 | Daisy | Maisie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Taken from the English word for the flower, whose own name poetically describes how its petals open at dawn and close at dusk. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪzi/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| 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')); Maisie does not have one recorded yet.
- Daisy and Maisie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Daisy; Maisie 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
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
Maisie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #135 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls