girl (SSA Category)Scottish Gaelic OriginUS Rank #67 in 2025

Paisley

Alternative forms & variants: Pasley

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Church or place of worship (from Scottish Gaelic baslec); also iconic textile motif”

Linguistic heritage: Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:PAYZ-lee

IPA (US English):/ˈpeɪzli/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity20155,091 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#673,513 births in 2025

Total US Registrations65,456Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1970 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2015 (5,091 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1970

Recent 2025 Level5 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Source Citations & Review Provenance

Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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