Given name & surname
Paisley
“woman of the church”·“man of the church”
Paisley is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “woman of the church” (English) and “man of the church” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman of the church” (English) and “man of the church” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paisley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 65,456
- 87 boys · 65,369 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5,091 babies
- 2025
- 3,513
- #67 for girls · #13,390 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,508 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 67 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,091 in 2015. It also appeared in 5 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (272). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 37,129 as a first name in 2020; 2,848 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Paisley’s family of names
Paisley has a related form in Paislee. Paisley has a related form in Paislea. Paisley has a related form in Paisli.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 23
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Paisley
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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