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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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 2006

  • 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: #442 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,042 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: #494 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,687 girlsMNIllinois: #310 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsILWisconsin: #482 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsWIMichigan: #231 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsMINew York: #298 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsNYMassachusetts: #735 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,738 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedORNevada: #374 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedSDIowa: #255 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,083 girlsIAIndiana: #315 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsINOhio: #212 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsOHPennsylvania: #357 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsPANew Jersey: #379 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,938 girlsNJConnecticut: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,750 girlsCTCalifornia: #368 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsCAUtah: #560 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,695 girlsUTColorado: #638 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,166 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNEMissouri: #222 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMOKentucky: #490 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,538 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWVVirginia: #214 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 947 girlsVAMaryland: #231 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 967 girlsMDDelaware: #163 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 523 girlsDEArizona: #386 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,740 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNMKansas: #515 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,303 girlsKSArkansas: #178 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 735 girlsARTennessee: #168 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 775 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #259 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #106 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 512 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 470 girlsDCOklahoma: #274 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,167 girlsOKLouisiana: #78 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 351 girlsLAMississippi: #38 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 227 girlsMSAlabama: #121 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 582 girlsALGeorgia: #119 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 579 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedHITexas: #254 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsTXFlorida: #207 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#38 · 1 in 227
  2. Louisiana#78 · 1 in 351
  3. South Carolina#106 · 1 in 512
  4. Georgia#119 · 1 in 579
  5. Alabama#121 · 1 in 582

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#38551 in 227
Louisiana#78571 in 351
South Carolina#106371 in 512
Georgia#119931 in 579
Alabama#121351 in 582
District of Columbia#15371 in 470
Delaware#16361 in 523
Tennessee#168411 in 775
Arkansas#178171 in 735
Florida#207891 in 1,001
Ohio#212541 in 1,061
Virginia#214401 in 947
Missouri#222291 in 1,024
Maryland#231261 in 967
Michigan#231421 in 1,124
Texas#2541331 in 1,249
Iowa#255131 in 1,083
North Carolina#259411 in 1,149
Oklahoma#274151 in 1,167
New York#298601 in 1,609
Illinois#310451 in 1,514
Indiana#315221 in 1,504
Pennsylvania#357301 in 1,845
California#3681251 in 1,878
Nevada#37481 in 1,564
New Jersey#379211 in 1,938
Arizona#386221 in 1,740
Washington#442151 in 2,042
Wisconsin#482101 in 2,518
Kentucky#49081 in 2,538
Minnesota#494101 in 2,687
Connecticut#51251 in 2,750
Kansas#51561 in 2,303
Utah#56071 in 2,695
Colorado#63881 in 3,166
Massachusetts#73561 in 4,738
Alaska———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
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 2006

girls
#261
1,265 births · 1 in 1,503 girls
boys
#1,638
87 births · 1 in 23,624 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #261Paris1,265

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #1,638Paris87
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 1,503 of them was named Paris, which outranked 98.7% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #258Kailey1,275
  2. #259Allyson1,271
  3. #260Violet1,268
  4. #261Paris1,265
  5. #262Aniya1,262
  6. #263Lindsay1,248
  7. #264Cecilia1,245
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 23,624 of them was named Paris, which outranked 88.3% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #1,627Maison88
  2. #1,627Pete88
  3. #1,627Zayd88
  4. #1,638Paris87
  5. #1,638Aman87
  6. #1,638Avraham87
  7. #1,638Brandan87
  8. #1,654Akhil86
  9. #1,654Brecken86
  10. #1,654Coltin86

Tied with 15 names at #1,638; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →