Paislei

A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning church or tomb; form of Paisley.

Babies a year
16
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Paislei by the numbers

Paislei was given to 16 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Paisley

Like Paislei, each of these traces back to Paisley: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Paisley-Maefrom Paisley Scotland; combined name with Scottish and Hebrew origins12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Paisley-Raecompound of Paisley and Rae6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Paisleymaecompound of Paisley and Mae6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Paislei. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Paisleychurch; the swirled pattern4,939 in the US (2017)
  • Paisleechurch; the swirled pattern; a modern spelling of Paisley1,041 in the US (2017)
  • Paisleafrom Paisley; invented spelling10 in the US (2017)
  • Paisli13 in the US (2017)
  • Paisleighchurch of Saint Secundinus; an invented spelling of Paisley322 in the US (2017)
  • Paizleychurch; the swirled pattern; a modern spelling variant of Paisley109 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Paislei

Names that are said the same way as Paislei, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

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