Paisleigh: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “church, cemetery”
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- PAYZ-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Paisleigh is a modern respelling influenced by Paisley, a Scottish place name ultimately from Paisley in Renfrewshire. The -leigh ending is a recent stylistic alteration.
How popular is Paisleigh?
Babies named Paisleigh in 2024183
2024 rank#1,271 girls
Peak year2018
Total US babies since 18803,328
Paisleigh is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Paisleigh
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Paisleychurch · Scottish Gaelic
- ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
- Mackenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
- Bonniepretty; cheerful · Scottish Gaelic
- Camryncrooked nose · Scottish Gaelic
- Fionafair, white · Scottish Gaelic
- Skyefrom the Isle of Skye · Scottish Gaelic
- Blaireplain, field · Scottish Gaelic
Paisleigh questions
What does the name Paisleigh mean?
Paisleigh means "church, cemetery". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Paisleigh is a modern respelling influenced by Paisley, a Scottish place name ultimately from Paisley in Renfrewshire. The -leigh ending is a recent stylistic alteration.
Is Paisleigh a boy or girl name?
Paisleigh is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Paisleigh?
183 US babies were named Paisleigh in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.
How do you pronounce Paisleigh?
Paisleigh is usually pronounced PAYZ-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.