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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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 2015

  • 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: #765 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #181 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 540 girlsNDMinnesota: #667 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,495 girlsMNIllinois: #283 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsILWisconsin: #442 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,940 girlsWIMichigan: #242 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsMINew York: #386 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsNYMassachusetts: #477 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,298 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedORNevada: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,217 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: #530 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,552 girlsINOhio: #309 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,389 girlsOHPennsylvania: #389 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsPANew Jersey: #386 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,770 girlsNJConnecticut: #310 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsCTCalifornia: #471 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 2,474 girlsCAUtah: #490 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNEMissouri: #281 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMOKentucky: #242 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWVVirginia: #179 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 781 girlsVAMaryland: #277 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsMDDelaware: #149 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 459 girlsDEArizona: #408 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,818 girlsAZNew Mexico: #378 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsNMKansas: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsKSArkansas: #124 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 492 girlsARTennessee: #164 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 725 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #176 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 783 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #89 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 391 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #179 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 509 girlsDCOklahoma: #305 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsOKLouisiana: #78 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 394 girlsLAMississippi: #64 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 304 girlsMSAlabama: #104 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 437 girlsALGeorgia: #101 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 513 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedHITexas: #233 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsTXFlorida: #161 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 754 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#64 · 1 in 304
  2. Louisiana#78 · 1 in 394
  3. South Carolina#89 · 1 in 391
  4. Georgia#101 · 1 in 513
  5. Alabama#104 · 1 in 437

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#64371 in 304
Louisiana#78541 in 394
South Carolina#89471 in 391
Georgia#101951 in 513
Alabama#104451 in 437
Arkansas#124241 in 492
Delaware#14961 in 459
Florida#1611141 in 754
Tennessee#164431 in 725
North Carolina#176581 in 783
District of Columbia#17971 in 509
Virginia#179481 in 781
North Dakota#18161 in 540
Texas#2331401 in 1,212
Kentucky#242181 in 1,031
Michigan#242391 in 1,082
Maryland#277211 in 1,148
Missouri#281231 in 1,182
Illinois#283441 in 1,330
Oklahoma#305141 in 1,202
Ohio#309381 in 1,389
Connecticut#310101 in 1,203
Nevada#31791 in 1,217
New Mexico#37851 in 1,310
New Jersey#386211 in 1,770
New York#386471 in 1,943
Pennsylvania#389291 in 1,820
Arizona#408171 in 1,818
Wisconsin#442121 in 1,940
California#471831 in 2,474
Massachusetts#477111 in 2,298
Utah#49081 in 2,226
Indiana#530121 in 2,552
Kansas#61551 in 2,605
Minnesota#66771 in 3,495
Washington#76581 in 3,918
Alaska———
Colorado———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
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 2015

girls
#262
1,219 births · 1 in 1,464 girls
boys
#1,790
84 births · 1 in 22,818 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #262Paris1,219

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #1,790Paris84
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 1,464 of them was named Paris, which outranked 98.6% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #259Brynn1,229
  2. #260Evangeline1,221
  3. #260Sawyer1,221
  4. #262Paris1,219
  5. #262Jordan1,219
  6. #264Olive1,212
  7. #265Ayla1,205
  8. #266Rosalie1,194

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

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 22,818 of them was named Paris, which outranked 87.3% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #1,780Omarion85
  2. #1,780Rashawn85
  3. #1,780Tyshawn85
  4. #1,790Paris84
  5. #1,790Braedyn84
  6. #1,790Bryar84
  7. #1,790Carsten84
  8. #1,804Abdullahi83
  9. #1,804Arion83
  10. #1,804Callahan83

Tied with 13 names at #1,790; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →