Paraskevi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- pah-rah-skeh-VEE
- Origin
- Greek
Paraskevi is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “Friday, preparation”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Paraskevi mean?
Greek: Greek paraskeue 'preparation', the word for Friday
“Friday, preparation”
The Greek word for Friday, literally 'preparation', and the name of several saints.
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Is Paraskevi a girl's or a boy's name?
Paraskevi is a girls' name.
How popular is Paraskevi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Paraskevi in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Paraskevi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,822 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,788 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 11 | #5,213 |
| 1975 | 10 | #5,514 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
Nicknames for Paraskevi
- Voula
Names like Paraskevi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Avani, Anvi, Pranshi, Priya, Dhriti, Aashvi, Krishvi, Navi, Sanvi, Ishanvi, Vivi
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Paraskevi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/paraskevi, updated 20 October 2026.