Paisley is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Paisley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #67 among girls (3,508) and #13,390 among boys (5) — overall #174 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,513 | 3,513 | #67 | #13,390 |
| 2024 | 3,560 | 3,560 | #61 | #11,977 |
| 2023 | 3,754 | 3,754 | #56 | #13,648 |
| 2022 | 4,056 | 4,056 | #53 | — |
| 2021 | 4,305 | 4,305 | #52 | #11,780 |
| 2020 | 4,389 | 4,389 | #49 | #8,557 |
| 2019 | 4,287 | 4,287 | #53 | #10,531 |
| 2018 | 4,374 | 4,374 | #52 | #9,442 |
| 2017 | 4,970 | 4,970 | #45 | #7,000 |
| 2016 | 4,888 | 4,888 | #46 | #13,676 |
| 2015 | 5,091 | 5,091 | #45 | — |
| 2014 | 4,507 | 4,507 | #53 | #11,762 |
| 2013 | 3,614 | 3,614 | #80 | #10,442 |
| 2012 | 2,924 | 2,924 | #104 | — |
| 2011 | 1,655 | 1,655 | #194 | #7,370 |
| 2010 | 1,328 | 1,328 | #238 | — |
| 2009 | 1,023 | 1,023 | #319 | — |
| 2008 | 700 | 700 | #450 | — |
| 2007 | 491 | 491 | #613 | — |
| 2006 | 327 | 327 | #826 | — |
| 2005 | 228 | 228 | #1,049 | — |
| 2004 | 183 | 183 | #1,218 | — |
| 2003 | 99 | 99 | #1,871 | — |
| 2002 | 109 | 109 | #1,692 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | 100 | #1,790 | — |
| 2000 | 89 | 89 | #1,919 | — |
| 1999 | 59 | 59 | #2,460 | — |
| 1998 | 54 | 54 | #2,558 | — |
| 1997 | 50 | — | #2,583 | — |
| 1996 | 56 | — | #2,363 | — |
| 1995 | 69 | — | #1,999 | — |
| 1994 | 83 | — | #1,766 | — |
| 1993 | 93 | — | #1,635 | — |
| 1992 | 81 | — | #1,795 | — |
| 1991 | 58 | — | #2,261 | — |
| 1990 | 51 | — | #2,426 | — |
| 1989 | 39 | — | #2,852 | — |
| 1988 | 34 | — | #3,019 | — |
| 1987 | 28 | — | #3,309 | — |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #3,729 | — |
| 1985 | 10 | — | #6,807 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,996 | — |
| 1981 | 7 | — | #8,762 | — |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,791 | — |
| 1978 | 16 | — | #4,398 | — |
| 1977 | 10 | — | #6,204 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #10,411 | — |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,405 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,119 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,949 | — |
| 1970 | 8 | — | #6,201 | — |
| 1969 | 8 | — | #5,829 | — |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #6,071 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,547 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,316 | — |