| Daisy | Hope | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Daisy flower | hope |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DAY-zee | HOHP |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2025 (3,206) | 2000 (2,321) |
| In 2025 | 3,206 | 868 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Daisy | Hope |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 15,042 | 6,849 |
| 2010s | 17,884 | 13,760 |
| 2000s | 22,807 | 18,690 |
| 1990s | 19,991 | 14,307 |
| 1980s | 9,159 | 7,624 |
| 1970s | 3,083 | 11,013 |
| 1960s | 3,538 | 8,733 |
| 1950s | 5,099 | 5,008 |
| 1940s | 6,934 | 3,009 |
| 1930s | 9,063 | 2,086 |
| 1920s | 13,658 | 3,376 |
| 1910s | 12,475 | 1,920 |
| 1900s | 7,687 | 429 |
| 1890s | 6,249 | 293 |
| 1880s | 6,054 | 128 |
IS a bloom word: from the flower, whose name comes from Old English 'dæges eage' meaning 'day's eye', because the daisy opens at dawn and closes at dusk.
A direct English virtue name taken from the ordinary word 'hope', one of the trio of Christian virtue names (Faith, Hope, Charity) that came into use among Puritans in the 16th-17th centuries. The vocabulary word descends from Old English 'hopa'.
Daisy is more popular than Hope today: about 3,206 US babies were given the name Daisy in 2025, compared with 868 named Hope.
Daisy means Daisy flower (english origin), while Hope means hope (english origin).
In US records, Daisy first appears in 1880 and Hope in 1880, so Daisy has the longer recorded history.