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Paysley

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Paysley has been given to about 118 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 117
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Paysley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 15
  • Born in 20257
  • All time118

How popular is Paysley?

Its best year was 2015, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 7899th. The typical living American called Paysley is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Paysley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Paisley0.92
  2. Haisley0.81
  3. Hayley0.79
  4. Ansley0.79
  5. Kayley0.79
  6. Hailey0.71
  7. Bailey0.71
  8. Presley0.71

Middle names for Paysley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Paysley Anne0.81
  2. Paysley Catherine0.78
  3. Paysley Josephine0.78
  4. Paysley Rose0.77
  5. Paysley Marie0.77
  6. Paysley Grace0.77

Sibling names for Paysley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Coralinesister · 0.76
  2. Seraphinasister · 0.75
  3. Lochlanbrother · 0.75
  4. Neriahsister · 0.74
  5. Aaravbrother · 0.74
  6. Jayceonbrother · 0.74

Where Paysley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Paysley Anderson0.77
    2. Paysley White0.72
    3. Paysley Nguyen0.72
    4. Paysley Moore0.72
    5. Paysley Hill0.72
    6. Paysley Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Paysley

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.