Paris
Masculine
Paris is given to both — 9,260 boys and 33,663 girls since 1880. See Paris as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Paris the city is named for a Gaulish tribe, and Paris of Troy is a separate name whose meaning nobody has recovered.
How old is the name Paris?
Paris first appears in US birth records in 1881 — 144 years ago. The typical Paris alive today was born around 1988, making them about 37 years old. About 7,600 people named Paris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Paris most popular?
Paris peaked in 1890, reaching #533 nationally. Today it ranks #2304, 1,771 places below that high. See the whole 1890 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Parisii to Paris
The story of Paris
The Parisii lived on the Seine and gave the city its name; a separate Parisii tribe lived in Yorkshire. The Trojan Paris judged the goddesses and took Helen, and his name may be Anatolian rather than Greek. Both routes reach the modern name, which appears in American records for both sexes in current use.
Meaningscholars disagree
Not established
Two unrelated names. The city takes its name from the Parisii, a Gaulish tribe whose own name is unrecovered. The Trojan prince Paris bears a name Greek could not explain either, possibly Luwian. Neither is settled and the two are unconnected.
How the name formed
- Parisii
- Paris
Related forms: Paris · Πάρις
Pronouncing Paris
PAIR-iss
Two syllables, stress on the first. French says pah-REE with the s silent.
Nicknames for Paris
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1881
- Most boys named
- 1991297 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #533reached in 1890
- Change vs 2022
- −3.2%60 in 2025, from 62
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Paris in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Paris in French — same name
- Πάρις in Greek — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Illinois, New York.
Pariss among us
people named Paris are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 28,468 born in 2025 was named Paris
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Paris sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Paris is headed
Paris should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
High confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Paris beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Paris in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the city and the Trojan prince are unrelated names is a first-rate correction.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk in English.
- It is recognized everywhere.
- Neither origin is recovered.
- It reads as more feminine than masculine in America.
- The city association is total.
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Frequently asked
- How many Pariss are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 7,600 people named Paris are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Paris in 2025?
- Paris ranks #2304 among US boy names in 2025, with 60 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Paris?
- About 1 in every 28,468 US boys born in 2025 was named Paris — 60 in all.
- Will my child share the name Paris with classmates?
- Paris will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Paris
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