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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #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 2005

  • 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: #358 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,631 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #334 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,626 girlsMNIllinois: #322 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsILWisconsin: #330 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,565 girlsWIMichigan: #167 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 776 girlsMINew York: #276 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsNYMassachusetts: #401 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,192 girlsMARhode Island: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 750 girlsRIOregon: #279 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsORNevada: #197 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 725 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #205 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 644 girlsSDIowa: #253 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,052 girlsIAIndiana: #177 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 813 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 818 girlsOHPennsylvania: #280 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsPANew Jersey: #389 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsNJConnecticut: #169 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 749 girlsCTCalifornia: #246 for girls · 190 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsCAUtah: #303 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsUTColorado: #473 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,248 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNEMissouri: #263 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,209 girlsMOKentucky: #183 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 820 girlsKYWest Virginia: #194 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 763 girlsWVVirginia: #195 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 905 girlsVAMaryland: #192 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 826 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedDEArizona: #343 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,545 girlsAZNew Mexico: #282 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,041 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 983 girlsKSArkansas: #143 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 586 girlsARTennessee: #168 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 797 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #173 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 757 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #87 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 406 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #100 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 313 girlsDCOklahoma: #160 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 667 girlsOKLouisiana: #47 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 252 girlsLAMississippi: #40 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 214 girlsMSAlabama: #114 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 481 girlsALGeorgia: #94 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 480 girlsGAHawaii: #233 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 663 girlsHITexas: #165 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 776 girlsTXFlorida: #149 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 720 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#40 · 1 in 214
  2. Louisiana#47 · 1 in 252
  3. South Carolina#87 · 1 in 406
  4. Georgia#94 · 1 in 480
  5. District of Columbia#100 · 1 in 313

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#40541 in 214
Louisiana#47781 in 252
South Carolina#87431 in 406
Georgia#941071 in 480
District of Columbia#100101 in 313
Alabama#114411 in 481
Arkansas#143211 in 586
Florida#1491191 in 720
Oklahoma#160251 in 667
Texas#1652071 in 776
Michigan#167611 in 776
Tennessee#168391 in 797
Connecticut#169191 in 749
Ohio#171701 in 818
North Carolina#173601 in 757
Indiana#177401 in 813
Kentucky#183241 in 820
Maryland#192301 in 826
West Virginia#19491 in 763
Virginia#195411 in 905
Rhode Island#19651 in 750
Nevada#197161 in 725
South Dakota#20551 in 644
Hawaii#23351 in 663
California#2461901 in 1,213
Kansas#248141 in 983
Iowa#253131 in 1,052
Missouri#263241 in 1,209
New York#276631 in 1,509
Oregon#279141 in 1,136
Pennsylvania#280381 in 1,444
New Mexico#28281 in 1,041
Utah#303151 in 1,227
Illinois#322431 in 1,562
Wisconsin#330161 in 1,565
Minnesota#334161 in 1,626
Arizona#343231 in 1,545
Washington#358181 in 1,631
New Jersey#389201 in 2,030
Massachusetts#401131 in 2,192
Colorado#473111 in 2,248
Alaska———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Vermont———
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 2005

girls
#205
1,694 births · 1 in 1,091 girls
boys
#1,554
90 births · 1 in 22,192 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #205Paris1,694

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #1,554Paris90
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 1,091 of them was named Paris, which outranked 98.9% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #202Erica1,717
  2. #203Karla1,716
  3. #204Makenzie1,715
  4. #205Paris1,694
  5. #206Veronica1,684
  6. #207Cadence1,670
  7. #208Bella1,664
Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

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

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 22,192 of them was named Paris, which outranked 88.4% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #1,546Tashawn91
  2. #1,546Tatum91
  3. #1,546Zakaria91
  4. #1,554Paris90
  5. #1,554Armand90
  6. #1,554Bradlee90
  7. #1,554Briley90
  8. #1,569Jerrell89
  9. #1,569Montana89
  10. #1,569Trayvon89

Tied with 14 names at #1,554; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

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

See the top 100 for 2005 →