Paisley
Paisley stands at #67 nationally in 2025, cooling off gently. The record does not even know it before 1966; since then, 65,369 American children.
Paisley’s free Name Kit
Five printables for Paisley, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
Paisley since 1966
Paisley peaked in 2015 at #45; #67 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where Paisley is most common
The state that gives Paisley most often, per girls born there, is West Virginia (1.04% in 2025); Wyoming and North Dakota are close behind.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near Paisley
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Parker
#102 in 2025
Piper
#155 in 2025
Phoebe
#157 in 2025
Peyton
#199 in 2025
Presley
#225 in 2025
Palmer
#232 in 2025
Angel
#67 in 2025 · Greek
Claire
#68 in 2025 · Latin
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About Paisley
How popular is the name Paisley?
Paisley stands at #67 nationally in 2025, cooling off gently. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1966.
What does Paisley mean?
The 1884 reference we quote from has no entry for Paisley. Rather than borrow a gloss from somewhere we cannot cite, the page leaves the meaning blank and lets the chart speak.
Which names sit near Paisley?
Nearest by the published recipe: Parker, Piper and Phoebe. The sibling matcher scores every common American name against the ones you already have.
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