Paris
#592 for girls in 2025, 497 births · #2,304 for boys in 2025, 60 births
Given to girls 78.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2004 · 2,150 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 33,663since 1917
Paris over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #592 | 497 | #2,304 | 60 |
| 2024 | #484 | 636 | #2,559 | 52 |
| 2023 | #490 | 623 | #2,173 | 66 |
| 2022 | #490 | 642 | #2,299 | 62 |
| 2021 | #443 | 704 | #2,193 | 64 |
| 2020 | #416 | 750 | #2,069 | 68 |
| 2019 | #343 | 918 | #1,974 | 74 |
| 2018 | #328 | 989 | #1,901 | 78 |
| 2017 | #300 | 1,090 | #1,935 | 74 |
| 2016 | #274 | 1,161 | #1,845 | 81 |
| 2015 | #262 | 1,219 | #1,790 | 84 |
| 2014 | #269 | 1,231 | #1,619 | 96 |
| 2013 | #256 | 1,243 | #1,510 | 107 |
| 2012 | #274 | 1,185 | #1,729 | 87 |
| 2011 | #337 | 940 | #1,886 | 74 |
| 2010 | #326 | 984 | #1,850 | 78 |
| 2009 | #409 | 777 | #2,183 | 61 |
| 2008 | #460 | 688 | #1,899 | 76 |
| 2007 | #380 | 867 | #1,995 | 70 |
| 2006 | #261 | 1,265 | #1,638 | 87 |
| 2005 | #205 | 1,694 | #1,554 | 90 |
| 2004 | #157 | 2,150 | #1,446 | 96 |
| 2003 | #272 | 1,160 | #1,233 | 117 |
| 2002 | #463 | 617 | #1,119 | 129 |
| 2001 | #507 | 542 | #1,027 | 143 |
| 2000 | #473 | 585 | #813 | 198 |
| 1999 | #465 | 570 | #873 | 173 |
| 1998 | #456 | 565 | #774 | 203 |
| 1997 | #502 | 492 | #821 | 177 |
| 1996 | #539 | 433 | #747 | 202 |
| 1995 | #514 | 474 | #750 | 204 |
| 1994 | #488 | 510 | #705 | 219 |
| 1993 | #438 | 571 | #630 | 267 |
| 1992 | #465 | 529 | #624 | 275 |
| 1991 | #494 | 483 | #590 | 297 |
| 1990 | #542 | 439 | #660 | 233 |
| 1989 | #592 | 367 | #660 | 230 |
| 1988 | #659 | 293 | #703 | 178 |
| 1987 | #613 | 315 | #689 | 172 |
| 1986 | #630 | 295 | #756 | 143 |
| 1985 | #806 | 204 | #736 | 144 |
| 1984 | #1,028 | 138 | #772 | 125 |
| 1983 | #1,190 | 109 | #872 | 101 |
| 1982 | #1,213 | 110 | #782 | 126 |
| 1981 | #1,455 | 83 | #858 | 106 |
| 1980 | #1,704 | 66 | #847 | 109 |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 | #906 | 93 |
| 1978 | #1,915 | 51 | #1,134 | 60 |
| 1977 | #1,952 | 50 | #970 | 78 |
| 1976 | #1,883 | 48 | #963 | 75 |
| 1975 | #2,357 | 34 | #925 | 78 |
| 1974 | #1,760 | 51 | #936 | 76 |
| 1973 | #1,857 | 45 | #1,123 | 53 |
| 1972 | #1,890 | 44 | #797 | 100 |
| 1971 | #1,640 | 56 | #729 | 128 |
| 1970 | #1,544 | 63 | #750 | 120 |
| 1969 | #1,546 | 59 | #944 | 66 |
| 1968 | #1,776 | 44 | #920 | 62 |
| 1967 | #1,617 | 49 | #900 | 64 |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | #941 | 59 |
| 1965 | #1,350 | 66 | #957 | 59 |
| 1964 | #1,372 | 67 | #906 | 70 |
| 1963 | #1,340 | 68 | #961 | 61 |
| 1962 | #1,258 | 77 | #996 | 59 |
| 1961 | #1,260 | 77 | #967 | 63 |
| 1960 | #1,467 | 56 | #951 | 63 |
| 1959 | #1,617 | 45 | #1,101 | 49 |
| 1958 | #2,449 | 22 | #1,131 | 46 |
| 1957 | #1,928 | 32 | #1,075 | 50 |
| 1956 | #1,796 | 35 | #854 | 77 |
| 1955 | #2,108 | 26 | #1,339 | 32 |
| 1954 | #2,450 | 20 | #1,466 | 27 |
| 1953 | #2,699 | 16 | #1,455 | 27 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #1,406 | 29 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #1,150 | 39 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1949 | #3,393 | 10 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #1,107 | 41 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #1,297 | 32 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #1,299 | 29 |
| 1945 | — | #1,016 | 39 | |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #1,152 | 33 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #1,106 | 38 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #1,268 | 30 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,297 | 26 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,171 | 31 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,576 | 19 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,384 | 23 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,538 | 20 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,241 | 29 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,456 | 22 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,356 | 26 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #1,302 | 28 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #1,496 | 24 |
| 1929 | — | #1,237 | 32 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,353 | 29 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,178 | 37 | |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1925 | — | #1,390 | 28 | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #1,204 | 36 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #860 | 62 |
| 1922 | — | #1,120 | 40 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,390 | 29 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #1,045 | 44 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #1,024 | 44 |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #996 | 45 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #1,078 | 38 |
| 1916 | — | #1,176 | 31 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,217 | 29 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,101 | 27 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,075 | 22 | |
| 1912 | — | #970 | 22 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,290 | 8 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #798 | 10 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | #727 | 9 | |
| 1900 | — | #902 | 9 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | #579 | 13 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #533 | 13 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #720 | 7 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #563 | 10 | |
| 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 1994
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- District of Columbia#197 · 1 in 662
- South Carolina#214 · 1 in 1,036
- Mississippi#218 · 1 in 1,015
- Louisiana#222 · 1 in 1,121
- Maryland#226 · 1 in 1,263
Best ever in a state: #35 in Louisiana, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #197 | 7 | 1 in 662 |
| South Carolina | #214 | 16 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Mississippi | #218 | 12 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Louisiana | #222 | 20 | 1 in 1,121 |
| Maryland | #226 | 20 | 1 in 1,263 |
| North Carolina | #237 | 28 | 1 in 1,363 |
| Georgia | #251 | 29 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Illinois | #264 | 48 | 1 in 1,547 |
| Michigan | #276 | 30 | 1 in 1,807 |
| Alabama | #281 | 13 | 1 in 1,616 |
| Missouri | #368 | 12 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Virginia | #379 | 14 | 1 in 2,519 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,281 |
| Oklahoma | #422 | 7 | 1 in 2,313 |
| Minnesota | #433 | 8 | 1 in 3,203 |
| Wisconsin | #462 | 8 | 1 in 3,289 |
| Indiana | #468 | 10 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Florida | #494 | 22 | 1 in 3,387 |
| Tennessee | #509 | 8 | 1 in 3,653 |
| Ohio | #537 | 15 | 1 in 4,312 |
| New Jersey | #553 | 11 | 1 in 4,002 |
| Colorado | #630 | 5 | 1 in 4,046 |
| Washington | #631 | 7 | 1 in 4,128 |
| Texas | #653 | 30 | 1 in 4,533 |
| California | #677 | 50 | 1 in 4,850 |
| Pennsylvania | #691 | 11 | 1 in 5,903 |
| Massachusetts | #723 | 5 | 1 in 6,764 |
| New York | #797 | 18 | 1 in 6,179 |
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| 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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 | #3,344 (1917) | #3,555 |
| 1920s | 29 | #3,269 (1926) | #4,003 |
| 1930s | 13 | #3,497 (1931) | #3,772 |
| 1940s | 68 | #2,946 (1944) | #3,570 |
| 1950s | 225 | #1,617 (1959) | #2,629 |
| 1960s | 602 | #1,258 (1962) | #1,481 |
| 1970s | 500 | #1,544 (1970) | #1,863 |
| 1980s | 1,980 | #592 (1989) | #989 |
| 1990s | 5,066 | #438 (1993) | #490 |
| 2000s | 10,345 | #157 (2004) | #359 |
| 2010s | 10,960 | #256 (2013) | #297 |
| 2020s | 3,852 | #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 1994
girls
#488
510 births · 1 in 3,501 girls
boys
#705
219 births · 1 in 8,822 boys
Top girls' names in 1994
Top boys' names in 1994
More about 1994
girls
1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,501 of them was named Paris, which outranked 96.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 8,822 of them was named Paris, which outranked 93.1% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).