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Daisy vs Saoirse

Daisy and Saoirsecompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Daisy was ranked #43 and Saoirse #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Daisy was ranked #18 and Saoirse #402 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Daisy was ranked #27 and Saoirse #196 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Daisy was ranked #33 and Saoirse #37 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Daisy and Saoirse over time

Daisy and Saoirse appear together in 3 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Saoirse held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Daisy in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Saoirse 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Daisy and Saoirse changed places 11 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1998 and 2024, ending at #33 and #37.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 27 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Daisy and Saoirse averaged 31.9 places apart, ending at #33 and #37.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Daisy and Saoirse were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #18 and #402.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Daisy #33 in 2024, Saoirse #37 in 2023.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1979–2025

    Daisy held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Saoirse in 36.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #42 in 2024, Saoirse #12 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #43, Saoirse #17.

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

    Daisy held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Saoirse in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #15 in 2010, Saoirse #307 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #18, Saoirse #402.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024

    Daisy held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Saoirse in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Daisy #33 in 2024, Saoirse #37 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #33, Saoirse #37.

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 Saoirse

Pairs where Saoirse 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

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

Northern Ireland 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, Saoirse
FieldDaisySaoirse
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.Means 'freedom' in Irish; first adopted as a given name in the 20th century, reportedly with nationalist/political resonance given the meaning.
OriginEnglish, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye')Irish
Pronunciation/ˈdeɪzi//ˈsˠiːɾˠʃə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #18 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #17 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Daisy is recorded with a English, from Old English dægeseage ('day's eye') origin, while Saoirse is recorded with a Irish origin.
  • Daisy and Saoirse both have 2 syllables.
  • Daisy's recorded meaning differs from Saoirse's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

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

Saoirse

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1971–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #402 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls