Paislee peaked in 2016 with 10,824 total SSA bearers — one of several spelling variants of Paisley, and the one that reads most unambiguously feminine. At rank 643, Paislee has settled below its peak but remains a consistent presence in communities drawn to the nature-adjacent, surname-style naming aesthetic.
The Scottish Town and the Pattern
Paisley — and by extension Paislee — takes its name from Paisley, a town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, though the famous paisley pattern actually originated in Persia and Kashmir and was named for the Scottish town where it was industrially manufactured in the 18th and 19th centuries. The name carries this layered geography: Persian curves, Scottish manufacturing, and a botanical pattern that's been in and out of fashion for centuries. The Scottish connection gives the name a specific heritage anchor even as it operates as a distinctly American girls' name.
The -ee/-ley/-leigh Spelling Question
Paislee is one variant among several: Paisley (the most common), Paisleigh, and Paislee. The -lee ending reads as the most informal and American of the group; the -ley ending is most standard; -leigh is the most formal. Paislee signals a specific aesthetic choice — parents who chose this spelling wanted the warmth of the -ee close over the formality of -ey. Neither choice is wrong, but the spelling affects how the name reads on paper vs. how it sounds in person.
The Sibling Set
Paislee pairs naturally with names in the same warm-vintage register: Kinley, Oakleigh, Emberly, and Clover. These names share a quality of feeling both found and invented, rooted in place names and nature but worn as something personal. The -ee ending creates a visual warmth that -a ending names don't quite match, and Paislee is one of the most established names in this specific aesthetic category.