| Gracie | Daisy | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | grace | Daisy flower |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | GRAY-see | DAY-zee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2007 (3,480) | 2025 (3,206) |
| In 2025 | 1,344 | 3,206 |
| Trend | Declining | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Gracie | Daisy |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,756 | 15,042 |
| 2010s | 19,109 | 17,884 |
| 2000s | 27,488 | 22,807 |
| 1990s | 2,417 | 19,991 |
| 1980s | 1,052 | 9,159 |
| 1970s | 1,006 | 3,083 |
| 1960s | 2,106 | 3,538 |
| 1950s | 3,297 | 5,099 |
| 1940s | 3,873 | 6,934 |
| 1930s | 4,362 | 9,063 |
| 1920s | 5,160 | 13,658 |
| 1910s | 3,543 | 12,475 |
| 1900s | 1,637 | 7,687 |
| 1890s | 929 | 6,249 |
| 1880s | 386 | 6,054 |
A pet form of Grace, which comes from Latin 'gratia' (favour, divine grace). Shares the Latin grace root directly; used as an independent given name.
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.
Daisy is more popular than Gracie today: about 3,206 US babies were given the name Daisy in 2025, compared with 1,344 named Gracie.
Gracie means grace (english origin), while Daisy means Daisy flower (english origin).
In US records, Gracie first appears in 1880 and Daisy in 1880, so Gracie has the longer recorded history.