Recorded 2010–2023 Girls' name Peak 2015 98 births

Paisely — girls' name

98 babies named Paisely in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s702020s28
2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Paisely was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

13 babies were named Paisely in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paisely

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Paisely between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paisely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paisely performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paisely shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paisely in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 98 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Paisely at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

98

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2015

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Paisely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
13
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
468101214 2023202120192017201520132010 6

Paisely by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 71% of Paisely's all-time total
2010s702020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paisely?
98 babies have been named Paisely since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 13 births.
When was Paisely most popular?
Paisely was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Paisely been used?
Paisely has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Paisely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paige, Paisley, Paislee, Paityn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.