Daisy vs Maya
Daisy and Mayacompared 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 Maya #15 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #27 and Maya #19 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #25 and Maya #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Daisy was ranked #26 and Maya #72 among girls in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #33 and Maya #47 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #43 and Maya #40 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Daisy and Maya over time
Daisy and Maya appear together in 4 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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 2022, Daisy moved ahead of Maya in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #36 and #28 the year before became #40 and #48.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daisy and Maya changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1999 and 2024, ending at #33 and #47.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daisy and Maya averaged 47.3 places apart, ending at #18 and #15.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Daisy #33 in 2024, Maya #47 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Maya in 1.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #15 in 2010, Maya #15 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #18, Maya #15.
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1997–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maya in 23.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #42 in 2024, Maya #17 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #43, Maya #40.
Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Maya in 4.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #33 in 2024, Maya #47 in 2024.
The order changed in 2009: Daisy moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #148 and #131; by 2009 that had become #90 and #113.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #33, Maya #47.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maya in 8.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #25 in 2025, Maya #28 in 2021.
The order changed in 2022: Daisy moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #36 and #28; by 2022 that had become #40 and #48.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #25, Maya #53.
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 | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| 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')); Maya does not have one recorded yet.
- Daisy has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maya.
- A meaning is recorded for Daisy; Maya 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
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls