How Many People Are Named Paesley?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Paesley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Paesley peaked in popularity in 2018 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paesley as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Paesley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Paesley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2018
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paesley
Paesley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paesley as a female name
Ranked #16,918 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2018 (5 births)
Paesley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paesley span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 5 babies were registered. Paesley remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Paesley by Decade
How has Paesley tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Paesley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paesley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paesley
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paesley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paesley?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Paesley are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Paesley a common name?
Paesley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paesley most popular?
Paesley reached peak popularity in 2018, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paesley is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paesley a female name?
Paesley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paesley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paesley Smith, Paesley Johnson, Paesley Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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