Paisly
A girls’ name of Scottish origin, meaning church in the clearing; modern spelling variant.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Paisly by the numbers
Paisly was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 21 babies in 2011, so it is a 2010s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Paisly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Paisleychurch; the swirled pattern4,939 in the US (2017)
- Paislyn21 in the US (2017)
- Paisli13 in the US (2017)
- Paisely6 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Sounds like Paisly
Names that are said the same way as Paisly, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Paisly, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Paisly
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