Daisy vs Millie
Daisy and Milliecompared 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 Millie #5 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #18 and Millie #27 among girls in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Daisy was ranked #26 and Millie #19 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #25 and Millie #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #33 and Millie #150 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #43 and Millie #36 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Daisy and Millie over time
Daisy and Millie appear together in 5 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Daisy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Millie in 2.
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.
Millie 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 2005, Daisy moved ahead of Millie in Northern Ireland · Girls — #212 and #212 the year before became #109 and #177.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daisy and Millie changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #18 and #27.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daisy and Millie averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #18 and #27.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Daisy #26 in 2023, Millie #17 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Millie in 10.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #15 in 2010, Millie #18 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #18, Millie #27.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1999–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Millie in 24.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #42 in 2024, Millie #19 in 2022.
The order changed in 2011: Millie moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #72 and #86; by 2011 that had become #100 and #72.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #43, Millie #36.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Millie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #33 in 2024, Millie #76 in 2022.
The order changed in 2005: Daisy moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #212 and #212; by 2005 that had become #109 and #177.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #33, Millie #150.
New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 2009–2023
Daisy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Millie in 10.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #26 in 2023, Millie #17 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daisy #26, Millie #19.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 2017–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Millie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #25 in 2025, Millie #31 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #25, Millie #40.
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 | Millie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| 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. | A diminutive of longer names like Mildred and Millicent, connecting to the broader family of names with the 'mil' element (including Camilla and Aemilia). |
| Origin | English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') | Germanic/Latin, diminutive form |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪzi/ | /ˈmɪl.i/ |
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #36 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| 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 is recorded with a English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') origin, while Millie is recorded with a Germanic/Latin, diminutive form origin.
- Daisy and Millie both have 2 syllables.
- Daisy's recorded meaning differs from Millie'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
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
Millie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #140 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls