Paris

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Paris is a unisex given name. It is of Greek origin and is common among Anglophone countries.

From Wikipedia

Paris first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 10 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 165 babies (rank #69 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Paris

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Paris yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

711

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

165

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Gilmore Girls: Paris Geller — Chilton rival turned Harvard lawyer

Famous people named Paris

Paris Hiltonfilm actor · b. 1981
Paris Jacksonactivist · b. 1998
Paris Berelcfilm actor · b. 1998

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	81	#98
2000	45	#112
2001	141	#80
2002	157	#77
2003	165	#69
2004	105	#89
2014	3	#525
2015	2	#768
2016	5	#330
2017	5	#313