Paisley is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “pasture.” In 2024 it was given to 3,542 girls in the United States.
Paisley belongs to the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “pasture” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Paisley first appears in Social Security records in 1966. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #45 in 2015, and in 2024 3,542 babies received the name — 61,817 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Paisley means “pasture” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Paisley is a girl name. In 2024, 3,542 babies received the name in the US.
Paisley comes from the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition.
Paisley first appears in US records in 1966. Its best-ever ranking was #45 in 2015, and 3,542 babies were given the name in 2024.
Paisley is pronounced /ˈpeɪzli/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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