Girls' name · peaked in 2017
Paisley name popularity since 1925
65,456 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Paisley. Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Paisley is about 9 years old in 2026. Paisley peaked in 2017 as the #45 name for girls, and it ranked #67 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 65,456
- Named Paisley, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #67
- for girls in 2025 (3,508 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 65,369 girls · 87 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 3.03× its national share
Peak year is the year Paisley made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Paisley births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2015. Measured as a share of all babies, Paisley peaked in 2017.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Paisley became 6.5× more common, from 1 in 3,920 baby girls to 1 in 602.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Paisley's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Paisley.
Decade by decade
Babies named Paisley in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 25 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 57 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 156 | 0 | #6,807 |
| 1990s | 654 | 0 | #1,999 |
| 2000s | 3,349 | 0 | #1,049 |
| 2010s | 37,582 | 56 | #45 |
| 2020–25 | 23,546 | 31 | #67 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
84.5% of babies named Paisley from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Paisley is most popular
The index compares Paisley's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Paisley.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 3.03× | 782 |
| Utah | 2.66× | 1,470 |
| Montana | 2.02× | 382 |
| Nevada | 1.98× | 457 |
| Oklahoma | 1.95× | 1,643 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Paisley and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Paisley (this page) | 65,369 | 2017 |
| Paislee | 11,255 | 2016 |
| Paizley | 1,439 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Paisley's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Paisley.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Paisley (2017).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data