Paris

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 78% girls / 22% boys

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 1917 and has been recorded in 92 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 2,150 babies (rank #157 that year). In 2024 it was given to 633 girls (rank #484). 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.

42,357

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,150

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
1917	8	#3,630
1918	7	#4,186
1919	8	#3,730
1920	5	#5,596
1923	6	#4,843
1924	9	#3,610
1926	9	#3,488
1930	6	#4,435
1931	7	#3,774
1941	7	#3,865
1942	5	#5,196
1943	9	#3,430
1944	10	#3,098
1946	9	#3,604
1947	8	#4,253
1948	10	#3,536
1949	10	#3,561
1950	12	#3,183
1951	11	#3,436
1952	6	#5,396
1953	16	#2,786
1954	20	#2,498
1955	26	#2,147
1956	35	#1,822
1957	32	#1,949
1958	22	#2,495
1959	45	#1,637
1960	56	#1,480
1961	77	#1,264
1962	77	#1,265
1963	68	#1,350
1964	67	#1,379
1965	66	#1,363
1966	39	#1,851
1967	49	#1,637
1968	44	#1,801
1969	59	#1,555
1970	63	#1,556
1971	56	#1,659
1972	44	#1,915
1973	45	#1,876
1974	51	#1,766
1975	34	#2,393
1976	48	#1,903
1977	50	#1,968
1978	51	#1,930
1979	58	#1,853
1980	66	#1,718
1981	83	#1,469
1982	110	#1,217
1983	109	#1,191
1984	138	#1,032
1985	204	#807
1986	295	#630
1987	315	#614
1988	293	#660
1989	367	#593
1990	439	#542
1991	483	#494
1992	529	#466
1993	571	#438
1994	510	#489
1995	474	#514
1996	433	#539
1997	492	#502
1998	565	#458
1999	570	#465
2000	585	#473
2001	542	#507
2002	617	#463
2003	1,160	#273
2004	2,150	#157
2005	1,694	#205
2006	1,265	#261
2007	867	#380
2008	688	#460
2009	777	#410
2010	984	#327
2011	940	#337
2012	1,185	#274
2013	1,243	#256
2014	1,231	#269
2015	1,218	#263
2016	1,161	#274
2017	1,090	#301
2018	989	#330
2019	917	#345
2020	748	#417
2021	704	#445
2022	642	#490
2023	621	#493
2024	633	#484