US rank #3345 Girls' name Peak 2013 1,399 births

Paizley — #3345 US girls' name

1,399 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.

1990s172000s1472010s9532020s282
#3345
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Paizley was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

117 babies were named Paizley in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paizley

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,399 babies named Paizley between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paizley currently holds the #3345 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paizley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 953 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paizley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 109 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Paizley in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paizley 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 1,399 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.

Paizley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,399

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2013

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,345

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paizley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2013)
117
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
-50050100150 20242020201620122008200419971991 7

Paizley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
953 births that decade — 68% of Paizley's all-time total
1990s172000s1472010s9532020s282

Paizley by state

Where Paizley concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Paizley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
109 7.8%
#2 Utah
70 5.0%
#3 Oklahoma
42 3.0%
#4 Tennessee
26 1.9%
#5 Indiana
24 1.7%
#6 Ohio
21 1.5%
#7 California
17 1.2%
#8 Florida
15 1.1%
Texas share of Paizley's total US births 7.8%
Even split

109 of 1,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Paizley appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paizley?
1,399 babies have been named Paizley since 1991. It currently ranks #3345 among girls. The peak year was 2013 with 117 births.
When was Paizley most popular?
Paizley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 953 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Paizley most popular?
The top states for the name Paizley are Texas (109 births), Utah (70 births), Oklahoma (42 births).
How long has the name Paizley been used?
Paizley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paizley?
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, 1991–2024 (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.