| Hope | Daisy | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | hope | Daisy flower |
| Origin | english | english |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HOHP | DAY-zee |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 2000 (2,321) | 2025 (3,206) |
| In 2025 | 868 | 3,206 |
| Trend | Steady | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hope | Daisy |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 6,849 | 15,042 |
| 2010s | 13,760 | 17,884 |
| 2000s | 18,690 | 22,807 |
| 1990s | 14,307 | 19,991 |
| 1980s | 7,624 | 9,159 |
| 1970s | 11,013 | 3,083 |
| 1960s | 8,733 | 3,538 |
| 1950s | 5,008 | 5,099 |
| 1940s | 3,009 | 6,934 |
| 1930s | 2,086 | 9,063 |
| 1920s | 3,376 | 13,658 |
| 1910s | 1,920 | 12,475 |
| 1900s | 429 | 7,687 |
| 1890s | 293 | 6,249 |
| 1880s | 128 | 6,054 |
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'.
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 Hope today: about 3,206 US babies were given the name Daisy in 2025, compared with 868 named Hope.
Hope means hope (english origin), while Daisy means Daisy flower (english origin).
In US records, Hope first appears in 1880 and Daisy in 1880, so Hope has the longer recorded history.