Paisleigh
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Paisleigh: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2020.
Paisleigh is a modern, invented name that emerged in the late 20th century, drawing inspiration from the Scottish town of Paisley in Renfrewshire. The town’s name itself likely derives from the Old English *pæsc-leah*, meaning “pasture clearing,” or from the Brythonic *pascell*, meaning “basilica.” The name gained popularity through the fashionable -leigh suffix, which softens the original place-name. While there are no famous historical bearers, the name shares its root with the distinctive paisley pattern, a teardrop-shaped motif that became wildly popular in Victorian Scotland after being imported from Kashmir. Paisleigh is a modern variant of the more common Paisley, and its rise in Scotland reflects a broader trend for place-inspired names with a feminine, lyrical ending.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20203 babies
- Latest (2020)
- #7653 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2020
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y