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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017peak #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 2017

  • 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: #706 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,452 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: #860 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,784 girlsMNIllinois: #303 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,389 girlsILWisconsin: #427 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,882 girlsWIMichigan: #305 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,331 girlsMINew York: #357 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsNYMassachusetts: #678 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,600 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedORNevada: #279 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,084 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedSDIowa: #572 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsIAIndiana: #490 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,150 girlsINOhio: #322 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsOHPennsylvania: #372 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,705 girlsPANew Jersey: #379 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,713 girlsNJConnecticut: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 905 girlsCTCalifornia: #526 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 2,719 girlsCAUtah: #629 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsUTColorado: #778 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,771 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedNEMissouri: #551 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,597 girlsMOKentucky: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedWVVirginia: #200 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 901 girlsVAMaryland: #274 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedDEArizona: #479 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsAZNew Mexico: #200 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 645 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedKSArkansas: #227 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 864 girlsARTennessee: #237 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 987 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #160 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 769 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #135 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 538 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #267 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsOKLouisiana: #99 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 452 girlsLAMississippi: #51 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 260 girlsMSAlabama: #116 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 518 girlsALGeorgia: #107 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 507 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paris, so not publishedHITexas: #287 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsTXFlorida: #166 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 819 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#51 · 1 in 260
  2. Louisiana#99 · 1 in 452
  3. Georgia#107 · 1 in 507
  4. Alabama#116 · 1 in 518
  5. South Carolina#135 · 1 in 538

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#51421 in 260
Louisiana#99441 in 452
Georgia#107931 in 507
Alabama#116371 in 518
South Carolina#135331 in 538
North Carolina#160591 in 769
Florida#1661051 in 819
New Mexico#20091 in 645
Virginia#200401 in 901
Arkansas#227131 in 864
Connecticut#227131 in 905
Tennessee#237311 in 987
Oklahoma#267151 in 1,050
Maryland#274211 in 1,108
Nevada#279101 in 1,084
Texas#2871131 in 1,415
Illinois#303401 in 1,389
Michigan#305311 in 1,331
Ohio#322351 in 1,479
Kentucky#356121 in 1,490
New York#357531 in 1,660
Pennsylvania#372301 in 1,705
New Jersey#379211 in 1,713
Wisconsin#427121 in 1,882
Arizona#479141 in 2,148
Indiana#490141 in 2,150
California#526721 in 2,719
Missouri#551101 in 2,597
Iowa#57251 in 2,491
Utah#62961 in 2,842
Massachusetts#67871 in 3,600
Washington#70691 in 3,452
Colorado#77861 in 3,771
Minnesota#86051 in 4,784
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kansas———
Maine———
Montana———
Nebraska———
New Hampshire———
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 2017

girls
#300
1,090 births · 1 in 1,584 girls
boys
#1,935
74 births · 1 in 25,013 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #300Paris1,090

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #1,935Paris74
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,584 of them was named Paris, which outranked 98.4% of the 18,448 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. #297Brynn1,095
  2. #298Annie1,092
  3. #298Elsie1,092
  4. #300Paris1,090
  5. #300Mariana1,090
  6. #302Kali1,089
  7. #303Lena1,084
  8. #304Nyla1,082

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

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

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

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 25,013 of them was named Paris, which outranked 86.4% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Paris
  1. #1,918Treyson75
  2. #1,918Wolf75
  3. #1,918Yousuf75
  4. #1,935Paris74
  5. #1,935Aaiden74
  6. #1,935Abe74
  7. #1,935Alexavier74
  8. #1,958Asaiah73
  9. #1,958Ashtyn73
  10. #1,958Ayven73

Tied with 22 names at #1,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

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

See the top 100 for 2017 →