US rank #10902 Girls' name Peak 2019 182 births

Paislyn — #10902 US girls' name

182 babies named Paislyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#10902
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 38% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Paislyn was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

23 babies were named Paislyn in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paislyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Paislyn between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paislyn currently holds the #10902 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paislyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paislyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Paislyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paislyn 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 182 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.

Paislyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

182

Since 2012

13 years of records

Peak year

2019

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,902

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2012

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paislyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
23
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
510152025 2024202220202018201620142012 6

Paislyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
121 births that decade — 66% of Paislyn's all-time total
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Paislyn by state

Where Paislyn concentrates geographically — total births since 2012

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Paislyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.7%
Texas share of Paislyn's total US births 2.7%

5 of 182 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paislyn?
182 babies have been named Paislyn since 2012. It currently ranks #10902 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 23 births.
When was Paislyn most popular?
Paislyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Paislyn most popular?
The top states for the name Paislyn are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Paislyn been used?
Paislyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paislyn?
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.

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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, 2012–2024 (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.