Baby name

Paisley

Girl

Origin of the name

Paisley comes from the name of a Scottish town, which also gave its name to a famous textile pattern.

Rising name

The high point came in 2015, with 5,091 births and the No. 45 spot that year. The name is holding close to its all-time high. In 2025, it ranked No. 67. 57% of all babies named Paisley since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

65,369births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 45rank at its peak, in 2015

Where babies named Paisley are born

2015

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The darker the blue, the more common Paisley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Paisley is most common in Wyoming (3.2 times), West Virginia (3.1) and Idaho (2.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Paislee 11,255
Haisley 5,433
Kaisley 2,771
Paizley 1,439
Aisley 1,100

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