Craig McClelland, who lived locally, was stabbed in Tweed Avenue in the Foxbar area of the town at 23:20 on Sunday.
Detectives said he he was attacked during a confrontation and died later at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Police Scotland's major investigation team are working on the case and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Police have released an image of a 31-year-old man who was murdered in a street in Paisley at the weekend.