Paisley
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning church; the swirled pattern.
How Paisley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #45 |
| 2016 | #47 |
| 2017 | #45 |
| 2018 | #52 |
| 2019 | #53 |
| 2020 | #49 |
| 2021 | #52 |
| 2022 | #53 |
| 2023 | #56 |
| 2024 | #61 |
| 2025 | #67 |
Paisley by the numbers
In 2025, 207 babies in England and Wales were named Paisley. In the US, 4,939 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,074 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Names that come from Paisley
Forms of Paisley in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean 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 Paisley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Paisleechurch; the swirled pattern; a modern spelling of Paisley1,041 in the US (2017)
- Paizleychurch; the swirled pattern; a modern spelling variant of Paisley109 in the US (2017)
- Paisleichurch or tomb; form of Paisley16 in the US (2017)
- Paisleafrom Paisley; invented spelling10 in the US (2017)
- Paislychurch in the clearing; modern spelling variant5 in the US (2017)
- Paysley12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Paisley
Names that are said the same way as Paisley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Paisley
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