About the name Paisley
Paisley is a girl name with Scottish Gaelic roots, meaning “pasture”.
It has a modern feel. In 2025, Paisley ranked #67 for girls in the US, with 3,508 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2015. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Paisley were girls.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic, meaning “pasture”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Paisley”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #67
- In 2015
- #45
- Babies in 2025
- 3,508
Popularity of Paisley, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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