Paisley
- #67 for girls in 2025, 3,508 births
- #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2015 · 5,091 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,369since 1966
Paisley over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #67 | 3,508 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #61 | 3,554 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #56 | 3,749 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #53 | 4,056 | — | |
| 2021 | #52 | 4,299 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #49 | 4,380 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #53 | 4,280 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #52 | 4,366 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #45 | 4,958 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #46 | 4,883 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #45 | 5,091 | — | |
| 2014 | #53 | 4,501 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #80 | 3,607 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #104 | 2,924 | — | |
| 2011 | #194 | 1,644 | #7,009 | 11 |
| 2010 | #238 | 1,328 | — | |
| 2009 | #319 | 1,023 | — | |
| 2008 | #450 | 700 | — | |
| 2007 | #612 | 491 | — | |
| 2006 | #825 | 327 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,046 | 228 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,216 | 183 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,858 | 99 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,683 | 109 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,777 | 100 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,900 | 89 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,438 | 59 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,530 | 54 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,556 | 50 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,340 | 56 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,982 | 69 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,757 | 83 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,629 | 93 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,782 | 81 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,242 | 58 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,402 | 51 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,810 | 39 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,987 | 34 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,257 | 28 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,645 | 23 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | — | |
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| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | — | |
| 1981 | #8,128 | 7 | — | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | — | |
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| 1978 | #4,242 | 16 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,888 | 10 | — | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | — | |
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| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | — | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | — | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | — | |
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| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | — | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1966
The first year at least five girls were named Paisley! It came in at #6,564, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1971, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Paisley is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#8 · 1 in 96
- Mississippi#13 · 1 in 159
- Idaho#20 · 1 in 156
- North Dakota#21 · 1 in 123
- South Dakota#22 · 1 in 127
Best ever in a state: #3 in West Virginia, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #8 | 53 | 1 in 96 |
| Mississippi | #13 | 56 | 1 in 159 |
| Idaho | #20 | 46 | 1 in 156 |
| North Dakota | #21 | 22 | 1 in 123 |
| South Dakota | #22 | 24 | 1 in 127 |
| Kentucky | #25 | 95 | 1 in 182 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 54 | 1 in 196 |
| Alabama | #28 | 84 | 1 in 218 |
| Missouri | #29 | 111 | 1 in 219 |
| New Hampshire | #29 | 29 | 1 in 131 |
| Indiana | #30 | 120 | 1 in 233 |
| Iowa | #30 | 58 | 1 in 203 |
| Louisiana | #34 | 72 | 1 in 227 |
| South Carolina | #34 | 81 | 1 in 226 |
| Tennessee | #34 | 131 | 1 in 245 |
| Oklahoma | #35 | 67 | 1 in 221 |
| Ohio | #38 | 180 | 1 in 263 |
| Michigan | #44 | 132 | 1 in 271 |
| Maine | #45 | 17 | 1 in 183 |
| Wyoming | #45 | 7 | 1 in 116 |
| Georgia | #46 | 151 | 1 in 299 |
| New Mexico | #46 | 21 | 1 in 223 |
| Kansas | #47 | 48 | 1 in 246 |
| Pennsylvania | #49 | 159 | 1 in 294 |
| Oregon | #50 | 50 | 1 in 261 |
| Hawaii | #54 | 11 | 1 in 195 |
| Minnesota | #54 | 74 | 1 in 290 |
| Wisconsin | #54 | 72 | 1 in 281 |
| Delaware | #55 | 12 | 1 in 188 |
| Montana | #55 | 14 | 1 in 202 |
| Arizona | #57 | 84 | 1 in 336 |
| Vermont | #57 | 7 | 1 in 139 |
| North Carolina | #58 | 140 | 1 in 332 |
| Utah | #58 | 60 | 1 in 285 |
| Nebraska | #61 | 27 | 1 in 263 |
| Washington | #72 | 80 | 1 in 361 |
| Virginia | #82 | 80 | 1 in 422 |
| Alaska | #90 | 7 | 1 in 236 |
| Florida | #90 | 177 | 1 in 490 |
| Nevada | #95 | 21 | 1 in 438 |
| Illinois | #103 | 86 | 1 in 515 |
| Texas | #108 | 272 | 1 in 590 |
| Rhode Island | #120 | 7 | 1 in 350 |
| Colorado | #131 | 41 | 1 in 569 |
| Maryland | #154 | 32 | 1 in 625 |
| California | #179 | 181 | 1 in 894 |
| New York | #180 | 90 | 1 in 870 |
| Massachusetts | #215 | 26 | 1 in 924 |
| Connecticut | #248 | 13 | 1 in 885 |
| New Jersey | #312 | 26 | 1 in 1,365 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Paisley
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 18 spots since 2020 (#49 → #67)
- Biggest jump: 221 spots in 2006
- Biggest drop: 7 spots in 2018
Rise & fade · girls
49 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1966
- Peaked 2015 at #45 (5,091 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2013–2025
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 2006–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 348
- Highest: 1 in 348 girls born in 2017 were named Paisley (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 458 girls born in 2025 (0.22%)
- Its best rank, #45 in 2015, was only 1 in 351 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 57.5% of all girls named Paisley (37,582) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 | #5,456 (1969) | #6,117 |
| 1970s | 57 | #4,242 (1978) | #6,806 |
| 1980s | 156 | #2,810 (1989) | #5,366 |
| 1990s | 654 | #1,629 (1993) | #2,166 |
| 2000s | 3,349 | #319 (2009) | #1,169 |
| 2010s | 37,582 | #45 (2015) | #91 |
| 2020s | 23,546 | #49 (2020) | #56 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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