Paisley
PAYZ-lee
GirlBoy
Average rank #273 across 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English (Modern)
From a Scottish surname, originally from the name of a town, which may ultimately be derived from Latin basilica "church". This is also a word (derived from the name of that same town) for a type of pattern commonly found on fabrics.
Latin
Yield of the country.
Popularity
How popular is Paisley?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
Girl
#234
in 2024
Boy
#4,271
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#359
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#718
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#67
in 2025
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
#98
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#107
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#326
in 2025
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