Name meaning & stats
Paisley
Paisley means “church (from a Scottish town)” (the surname origin). 65,456 US babies since 1940, peak 2015.
What it means
“church (from a Scottish town)”
the surnameWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2015
65,456 US babies were named Paisley between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Paisley (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Paisley is the main spelling
- Paisley 96%
- Paizley 2%
- Paislie 1%
- Paisly <1%
- Paislei <1%
- Paisli <1%
- Payslie <1%
- Paysley <1%
- Paisely <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2015)