Paisley

What Paisley means

Means “pasture”

From Scottish Gaelic Pàislig (“pasture”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Paisley” (revision 88392414), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Paisley?

US: Falling: down from #45 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #384 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2017, when 4,958 girls got the name (#45 that year). First in the US records in 1966.

How common

• About 1 in 458 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,224 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,988 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WV (10.45 per 1,000 girls), WY (8.63 per 1,000 girls), ND (8.15 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Paisley is #67 in the US and #226 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9% of US babies named Paisley were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Paislee423 US · 7 E&W
• Paizley40 US
• Paizlee28 US
• Payslee16 US
• Paislei8 US
• Paisly8 US
• Paysley7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Paisley

Girls

• Scarlett#32Editor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US
• Charlotte#2Form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*
• Olive#197Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #47 vs #197 in 2025
• Charlie#133Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #133 vs #747 in 2025
• Lucille#237Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 7,989 babies; 1,314 in 2025
• Isla#28Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters

For a brother

• Lincoln#69“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”^*
• Emmett#121Diminutive of Emma, meaning “entire”^*
• Oliver#3Editor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records
• Jameson#137Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #137 vs #1,093 in 2025
• Kash#286Editor’s note Up from #382 in 2015 to #286 in 2025 in the US
• Henry#5Editor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Paisley’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.