Girls' name · since 2004
Paisly
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Paisly, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,544 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paisly currently ranks #11544 among girls' names in America, with 216 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Paisly recorded 216 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #11544 nationally today, ahead of 33% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #19,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,544 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 216 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paisly ranks #19,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,544 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 216 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,544 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paisly's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Paisly compares
216 38th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paisly's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paisly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paisly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paisly's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paisly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Paisly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Paisly's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Paisly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 36
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Paisly's decade-level peak was the 2010s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paisly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paisly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.