Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Paislee

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Paisley Gender Girl Rank 2025 #669 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

Modern fanciful spelling of Paisley.

Rank 2025
#669
among girls · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
423
named Paislee · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,800
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
1,132 babies
All-time total
11,255
#1,545 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Paislee popularity over time

11,255 babies have been named Paislee since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 21 2 – #12,977
2000s 372 37 +1671% #1,722
2010s 7,235 724 +1845% #284
2020s (to 2025) 3,627 605 -16% #379

Where Paislee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 383 0.24 outside top 500
2027 351 0.22 outside top 500
2028 327 0.20 outside top 500
2029 307 0.19 outside top 500
2030 291 0.18 outside top 500

Where Paislee is most popular

Girls named Paislee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.347 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Paislee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 58 2.21 +538%
Arkansas 76 1.44 +315%
Kentucky 106 1.24 +257%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +238%
Mississippi 51 1.09 +214%
Oklahoma 77 1.05 +202%
Alabama 90 0.959 +176%
Idaho 31 0.926 +167%
Missouri 108 0.896 +158%
Tennessee 140 0.884 +155%
Montana 11 0.813 +134%
Iowa 47 0.804 +132%
Indiana 109 0.776 +124%
Louisiana 63 0.720 +108%
South Carolina 64 0.712 +105%
Ohio 156 0.658 +90%
Michigan 114 0.626 +80%
Oregon 39 0.599 +73%
Wisconsin 57 0.553 +60%
Kansas 31 0.537 +55%
Utah 44 0.529 +52%
Nebraska 17 0.473 +36%
North Carolina 104 0.457 +32%
Pennsylvania 105 0.444 +28%
Virginia 73 0.428 +23%
Georgia 96 0.423 +22%
Washington 54 0.374 +8%
South Dakota 5 0.350 ≈ national
Maine 5 0.323 -7%
Colorado 33 0.296 -15%
Illinois 67 0.293 -16%
Florida 117 0.273 -21%
Texas 219 0.272 -21%
Arizona 34 0.242 -30%
Nevada 11 0.237 -32%
Maryland 23 0.217 -37%
Minnesota 23 0.213 -39%
New York 73 0.184 -47%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 -67%
California 96 0.114 -67%
New Jersey 10 0.055 -84%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Paislee

Paislee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #669 in 2025 with 423 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 11,255 American babies have been named Paislee. Its peak came in 2016, when 1,132 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Paislee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Paislee?

The median living Paislee is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 10. An estimated 11 thousand people named Paislee are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Paislee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 423 #669
2024 461 #643
2023 555 #546
2022 626 #505
2021 749 #423
2020 813 #379
2019 871 #362
2018 999 #326
2017 1,050 #310
2016 1,132 #284
2015 1,013 #322
2014 921 #354
2013 448 #625
2012 385 #724
2011 238 #1,043
2010 178 #1,324
2009 128 #1,722
2008 89 #2,230
2007 52 #3,281
2006 37 #4,063
2005 19 #6,479
2004 18 #6,694
2003 12 #8,930
2002 9 #10,869
2001 8 #11,794
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 5 #14,571
1985 – –
1980 – –
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1970 – –
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1960 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Paislee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Paislee?

The median living Paislee is about 8 years old. Half of all living Paislees are between 4 and 10 years old.

How many people named Paislee are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Paislee are alive in the United States, based on 11,255 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Paislee mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Paisley.

How popular is the name Paislee in 2025?

Paislee ranked #669 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 423 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Paislee?

11,255 babies have been named Paislee in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Paislee most popular?

Paislee peaked in 2016, when 1,132 newborns received the name.

Is Paislee a boy or girl name?

Paislee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Paislee rising or falling?

Paislee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Paislee become more popular?

Paislee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 291 girls named Paislee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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