Paisley

Girl name

Paisley has been given to 65,456 babies in the U.S. since 1966. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #67 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈpeɪzli/

From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”). Despite occasional respellings such as Paisleigh, this word does not etymologically contain the suffix -ley/-leigh.

Origin: the surname

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

65,456

Peak year

2015 (5,091 babies)

Rank in 2025

#67 for girls

First recorded

1966

10-year trend

▼ -31%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

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