Girls' name · since 2012
Paislyn
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Paislyn, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,824 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 196
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Paislyn is the #7824 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 196 recorded since 2012.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paislyn has been recorded 196 times among girls since 2012, currently ranked #7824 nationally and more common than 55% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #20,034 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,824 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 196 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paislyn ranks #20,034 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,824 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 196 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,824 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 196
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paislyn's 196 recorded births place it above 72.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Paislyn compares
196 36th 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
Paislyn's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paislyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 196 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paislyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paislyn splits its recorded history at 2019: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2012 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paislyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Paislyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (121 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Paislyn's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Paislyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
75 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 121 births (62% of all-time use).
Paislyn by state
Where Paislyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 196 births nationwide.
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- Paislyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (75) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Paislyns (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paislyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2012–2025 (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 Paislyn 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.