Meaning of the nameDaisy
- Female
- English origin
- Dai-sy
Daisy is a female name of English origin, taken from the name of the flower daisy.
Meaning
“English name of the flower daisy ('day's eye' in Old English)”
Source: Wiktionary: Daisy · Behind the Name: Daisy
- People (2022)
- 6,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,391
- Median age
- 47 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,944
- people
Daisy in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Daisy, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,299 people).
6,073 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Daisy is most common
States with the highest share of people named Daisy in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- São Paulo 0.004%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.004%
- Paraná 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,961 | 0.004% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 785 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 636 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 467 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 361 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 311 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 303 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 208 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 129 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 96 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 85 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 74 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 69 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 68 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 63 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 61 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 55 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 44 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 40 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 26 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Daisy
Daisy comes from the English name of the flower, according to Wiktionary, and came into use as a given name in the nineteenth century, a time when many names of flowers and plants appeared. The English word comes from Old English dægeseage, 'day's eye', according to Behind the Name. Daisy is also a nickname for Margaret, because marguerite in French and margarita in Spanish mean 'daisy'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,091 people named Daisy, with a median age of 47. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Daisy among the variants of Daise.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Daisy · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Daisy · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Daise · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Daisy
What does the name Daisy mean?
Daisy means “English name of the flower daisy ('day's eye' in Old English)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Daisy in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,091 people with the first name Daisy, which ranks it number 2,391 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Daisy a boy's or a girl's name?
Daisy is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,073 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Daisy?
Daisy is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Daisy most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.005% of the state's population is named Daisy (785 people), according to the 2022 Census.
Names that also mean flowers
See all- Rosa♀Rose, the flower252,748 people
- Yasmin♀Jasmine234,420 people
- Roseli♀Portuguese variant of Rosália, from rosa, 'rose' (the flower)153,661 people
- Yasmim♀Jasmine, the flower153,201 people
- Rosilene♀Elaboration of Rosa, 'rose', or variant of Rosalina110,835 people
- Lilian♀Probably a diminutive of Elizabeth, or an elaborated form of Lily,…107,581 people
- Margarida♀Pearl87,198 people
- Deise♀Brazilian form of Daisy, the English name of the daisy flower55,945 people
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- Daiane♀Form of Diane and Diana, 'divine'200,981 people
- Emily♀English form of Aemilia, a Roman name linked to Latin aemulus…140,315 people
- Joice♀'lord', via Breton Iodoc, a diminutive of iudh100,072 people
- Janete♀Portuguese form of Janet, a diminutive of Jane, which comes from…98,172 people
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- Jenifer♀Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar, 'white phantom'76,540 people
- Jane♀Feminine form linked to John (João), 'God is gracious'70,075 people
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