Paisley - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity (2024)

Paisley Origin and Meaning

The name Paisley is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "church, cemetery".

For a name related to a Scottish town, a richly patterned Indian fabric, and a country singer named Brad, Paisley has been a remarkable success story. She entered the Top 1000 in 2006, and broke into the Top 50 for the first time in 2015, and is now one of the most popular girl names that start with P.

Athlete Jennie Finch named her daughter Paisley Faye, sister to big brothers Ace and Diesel.

There is a character named Paisley in Secret Language of Girls.

Trivia tidbit: Actor Gerard Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland.

Paisley - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity (2024)
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