Paris

#592 for girls in 2025, 497 births · #2,304 for boys in 2025, 60 births
Given to girls 78.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
#157
2004 · 2,150 births
Debut · girls
1917
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,663
since 1917

Paris over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #157, 2004peak #533, 1890girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#592497#2,30460
2024#484636#2,55952
2023#490623#2,17366
2022#490642#2,29962
2021#443704#2,19364
2020#416750#2,06968
2019#343918#1,97474
2018#328989#1,90178
2017#3001,090#1,93574
2016#2741,161#1,84581
2015#2621,219#1,79084
2014#2691,231#1,61996
2013#2561,243#1,510107
2012#2741,185#1,72987
2011#337940#1,88674
2010#326984#1,85078
2009#409777#2,18361
2008#460688#1,89976
2007#380867#1,99570
2006#2611,265#1,63887
2005#2051,694#1,55490
2004#1572,150#1,44696
2003#2721,160#1,233117
2002#463617#1,119129
2001#507542#1,027143
2000#473585#813198
1999#465570#873173
1998#456565#774203
1997#502492#821177
1996#539433#747202
1995#514474#750204
1994#488510#705219
1993#438571#630267
1992#465529#624275
1991#494483#590297
1990#542439#660233
1989#592367#660230
1988#659293#703178
1987#613315#689172
1986#630295#756143
1985#806204#736144
1984#1,028138#772125
1983#1,190109#872101
1982#1,213110#782126
1981#1,45583#858106
1980#1,70466#847109
1979#1,83258#90693
1978#1,91551#1,13460
1977#1,95250#97078
1976#1,88348#96375
1975#2,35734#92578
1974#1,76051#93676
1973#1,85745#1,12353
1972#1,89044#797100
1971#1,64056#729128
1970#1,54463#750120
1969#1,54659#94466
1968#1,77644#92062
1967#1,61749#90064
1966#1,82739#94159
1965#1,35066#95759
1964#1,37267#90670
1963#1,34068#96161
1962#1,25877#99659
1961#1,26077#96763
1960#1,46756#95163
1959#1,61745#1,10149
1958#2,44922#1,13146
1957#1,92832#1,07550
1956#1,79635#85477
1955#2,10826#1,33932
1954#2,45020#1,46627
1953#2,69916#1,45527
1952#4,9086#1,40629
1951#3,28411#1,15039
1950#3,05212#1,43426
1949#3,39310#1,50124
1948#3,35010#1,10741
1947#4,0078#1,29732
1946#3,4309#1,29929
1945—#1,01639
1944#2,94610#1,15233
1943#3,2499#1,10638
1942#4,6225#1,26830
1941#3,5597#1,68517
1940—#1,62718
1939—#1,29726
1938—#1,17131
1937—#1,57619
1936—#1,38423
1935—#1,53820
1934—#1,24129
1933—#1,45622
1932—#1,35626
1931#3,4977#1,30228
1930#4,0476#1,49624
1929—#1,23732
1928—#1,35329
1927—#1,17837
1926#3,2699#1,35329
1925—#1,39028
1924#3,3939#1,20436
1923#4,3766#86062
1922—#1,12040
1921—#1,39029
1920#4,9755#1,04544
1919#3,4528#1,02444
1918#3,8697#99645
1917#3,3448#1,07838
1916—#1,17631
1915—#1,21729
1914—#1,10127
1913—#1,07522
1912—#97022
1911—#1,2908
1910—#1,4216
1909—#75614
1908—#77912
1907—#9309
1906—#79810
1905——
1904—#1,0646
1903—#69611
1902——
1901—#7279
1900—#9029
1899—#9286
1898—#8857
1897—#8527
1896—#9007
1895—#57913
1894—#59412
1893—#7688
1892—#64111
1891——
1890—#53313
1889—#7897
1888—#1,0315
1887——
1886—#60510
1885—#8366
1884—#7018
1883—#7207
1882—#57611
1881—#56310
1880——
First appearance
1917

The first year at least five girls were named Paris! It came in at #3,344, and was given to 8 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1920–1922, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Paris is popular in 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNHWashington: #205 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 902 girlsWAIdaho: #251 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 912 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #152 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 515 girlsNDMinnesota: #496 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,879 girlsMNIllinois: #338 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,777 girlsILWisconsin: #225 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,005 girlsWIMichigan: #164 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 779 girlsMINew York: #323 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsNYMassachusetts: #500 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,020 girlsMARhode Island: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 780 girlsRIOregon: #208 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 812 girlsORNevada: #176 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 689 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedIAIndiana: #279 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsINOhio: #341 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,880 girlsOHPennsylvania: #428 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsPANew Jersey: #441 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,482 girlsNJConnecticut: #509 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,957 girlsCTCalifornia: #284 for girls · 154 births · 1 in 1,472 girlsCAUtah: #159 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 669 girlsUTColorado: #250 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,051 girlsCONebraska: #248 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsNEMissouri: #286 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsMOKentucky: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWVVirginia: #273 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsVAMaryland: #303 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsMDDelaware: #177 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 638 girlsDEArizona: #239 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,022 girlsAZNew Mexico: #227 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 812 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedKSArkansas: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,324 girlsARTennessee: #236 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #250 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,176 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #175 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 771 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 483 girlsDCOklahoma: #237 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 979 girlsOKLouisiana: #91 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 399 girlsLAMississippi: #161 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 641 girlsMSAlabama: #246 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsALGeorgia: #237 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedHITexas: #334 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsTXFlorida: #191 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 985 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#91 · 1 in 399
  2. North Dakota#152 · 1 in 515
  3. District of Columbia#156 · 1 in 483
  4. Utah#159 · 1 in 669
  5. Mississippi#161 · 1 in 641

Best ever in a state: #35 in Louisiana, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#91521 in 399
North Dakota#15251 in 515
District of Columbia#15671 in 483
Utah#159271 in 669
Mississippi#161181 in 641
Michigan#164631 in 779
South Carolina#175221 in 771
Nevada#176151 in 689
Delaware#17751 in 638
Florida#191811 in 985
Washington#205321 in 902
Rhode Island#20751 in 780
Oregon#208201 in 812
Wisconsin#225251 in 1,005
New Mexico#227101 in 812
Tennessee#236261 in 1,169
Georgia#237421 in 1,184
Oklahoma#237171 in 979
Arizona#239331 in 1,022
Alabama#246171 in 1,155
Nebraska#24881 in 1,037
Colorado#250241 in 1,051
North Carolina#250371 in 1,176
Idaho#25171 in 912
Virginia#273271 in 1,335
Indiana#279241 in 1,350
California#2841541 in 1,472
Missouri#286201 in 1,423
Maryland#303171 in 1,426
Arkansas#31391 in 1,324
Kentucky#315121 in 1,642
New York#323551 in 1,784
Texas#334891 in 1,776
Illinois#338391 in 1,777
Ohio#341311 in 1,880
Pennsylvania#428231 in 2,457
New Jersey#441171 in 2,482
Minnesota#49691 in 2,879
Massachusetts#500101 in 3,020
Connecticut#50951 in 2,957
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Paris
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 108 spots since 2024 (#484 → #592)
  • 176 spots since 2020 (#416 → #592)
  • 330 spots since 2015 (#262 → #592)
  • Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1985 (#1,028 → #806)
  • Biggest drop: 119 spots in 2007 (#261 → #380)
Rise & fade · girls
87 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 2004 at #157 (2,150 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 41 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 41 yrs · run 1985–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 854
  • Highest: 1 in 854 girls born in 2004 were named Paris (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,234 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 32.6% of all girls named Paris (10,960) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1983
  • Mostly boys until 1982, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s23#3,344 (1917)#3,555
1920s29#3,269 (1926)#4,003
1930s13#3,497 (1931)#3,772
1940s68#2,946 (1944)#3,570
1950s225#1,617 (1959)#2,629
1960s602#1,258 (1962)#1,481
1970s500#1,544 (1970)#1,863
1980s1,980#592 (1989)#989
1990s5,066#438 (1993)#490
2000s10,345#157 (2004)#359
2010s10,960#256 (2013)#297
2020s3,852#416 (2020)#486

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Paris in 2003

girls
#272
1,160 births · 1 in 1,575 girls
boys
#1,233
117 births · 1 in 16,883 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #272Paris1,160

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #1,233Paris117
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 1,575 of them was named Paris, which outranked 98.5% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #267Selena1,179
  2. #270Anastasia1,175
  3. #271Cecilia1,162
  4. #272Paris1,160
  5. #272Cindy1,160
  6. #274Katrina1,143
  7. #275Tatiana1,135
  8. #276Skyler1,132

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 16,883 of them was named Paris, which outranked 90.3% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #1,230Leighton118
  2. #1,230Messiah118
  3. #1,230Tavon118
  4. #1,233Paris117
  5. #1,233Case117
  6. #1,233Daylen117
  7. #1,233Edmund117
  8. #1,248Abner116
  9. #1,248Clyde116
  10. #1,248Mack116

Tied with 14 names at #1,233; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2003 →