Girl · Scottish place name
Paisley
Say it: PAYZ-lee
Meaning
From the Scottish town of Paisley, which gave its name to the teardrop textile pattern; the town name is often traced to Latin basilica 'church', but that is not certain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A 21st-century fashion in the US, helped by country singer Brad Paisley's surname.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 46,136 babies given this name since 1966
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 348 girls
- 4,342 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Paislee
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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