Girls' name · since 1991
Paizley
1,439 babies named Paizley in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,439
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paizley currently ranks #3744 among girls' names in America, with 1,439 babies recorded since 1991.
Paizley has 1,439 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3744 as of the latest data, more common than 78% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #5,856 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,744 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,439 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paizley ranks #5,856 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,744 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,439 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,856 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,744 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,439
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paizley's 1,439 recorded births place it above 91.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Paizley compares
1,439 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Paizley's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paizley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,439 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 117 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paizley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paizley's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 117, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paizley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Paizley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (953 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Paizley's strongest decade.
953 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Paizley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s 147
2000s
147 births
- 2010s
2010s
953 births
- 2020s 322
2020s
322 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 953 births (66% of all-time use).
How Paizley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Paizley's total volume
Paizley by state
Where Paizley concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 109 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Utah | | 70 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 42 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 26 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 24 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.5% |
| #7 | California | | 17 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 15 | 1.0% |
109 of 1,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Paizley appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Paizley's data
- Paizley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (953 total births) through the 2020s (322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Paizleys (109 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 Paizley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Paizley 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.