Daisy vs Scarlett
Daisy and Scarlettcompared 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 2025, Daisy was ranked #18 and Scarlett #93 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #25 and Scarlett #46 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Daisy was ranked #26 and Scarlett #65 among girls in New Zealand.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #27 and Scarlett #124 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Daisy was ranked #33 and Scarlett #84 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Daisy was ranked #43 and Scarlett #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Daisy and Scarlett over time
Daisy and Scarlett appear together in 5 published lists, across 97 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.
Scarlett 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 took the other's place near the top
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Daisy moved into the top 50 at #29 in 2023 as Scarlett fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Daisy moved ahead of Scarlett in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #40 and #34 the year before became #29 and #51.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Daisy and Scarlett changed places 10 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #33 and #84.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daisy and Scarlett averaged 47.2 places apart, ending at #18 and #93.
- Longest-running competitions
Daisy and Scarlett were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #18 and #93.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Scarlett in 5.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #15 in 2010, Scarlett #16 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #18, Scarlett #93.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2000–2024
Daisy held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Scarlett in 11.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #33 in 2024, Scarlett #30 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daisy #33, Scarlett #84.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Scarlett in 0.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #42 in 2024, Scarlett #185 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #43, Scarlett #325.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2025
Daisy held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Scarlett in 8.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #25 in 2025, Scarlett #21 in 2015.
The order changed in 2023: Daisy moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #40 and #34; by 2023 that had become #29 and #51.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daisy #25, Scarlett #46.
New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 2009–2023
Daisy held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Scarlett in 7.
Highest recorded here: Daisy #26 in 2023, Scarlett #23 in 2015.
The order changed in 2021: Daisy moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #88 and #26; by 2021 that had become #49 and #56.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daisy #26, Scarlett #65.
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 | Scarlett |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales · Girls #18 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| 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')); Scarlett does not have one recorded yet.
- Daisy and Scarlett both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Daisy; Scarlett 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Scarlett
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #216 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls