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Paisleigh is a feminine name in current use in the United States: it ranked #1045 for girls in the United States in 2025. No source documents the spelling Paisleigh. It reads as a respelling of Paisley, a Scots surname from the town near Glasgow. The full derivation, and how far the sources will carry it, is set out below.
Meaning and etymology
No reference work we cite has an entry for the spelling Paisleigh. It is read here as a -leigh respelling of Paisley, which Behind the Name derives "From a Scots surname, originally from the name of a town near Glasgow, maybe ultimately derived from Latin basilica 'church'", the same town that gave its name to the paisley pattern. That reading is ours, stated openly.
Editorial confidence: likely
Competing or overlapping origins
- Behind the Name hedges the ultimate root of Paisley itself with "maybe", from Latin basilica "church".
Popularity
Paisleigh ranked #1045 for girls in the United States in 2025. The figure comes from the Social Security Administration's national file for that year.
| Region | Year | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | #1045 | ssa-2025 |
Frequently asked questions
What does the name Paisleigh mean?
No source documents the spelling Paisleigh. It reads as a respelling of Paisley, a Scots surname from the town near Glasgow.
Is Paisleigh a popular name?
Paisleigh ranked #1045 for girls in the United States in 2025. (Social Security Administration data).
Is Paisleigh a boy's or a girl's name?
In the 2025 SSA data Paisleigh appears in the girls' list.
Sources
- U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — national data, year of birth 2025 — supports popularity, gender usage.
- Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Paisley — supports meaning and roots of Paisley.
- Behind the Name: Behind the Name search for Paisleigh (no entry) — supports absence of an entry for this spelling.
