Paris
Mostly girls · PA-ris · French
Paris is a name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 973rd for girls in the UK (38 babies) and 592nd for girls in the US (497 babies).
What does Paris mean?
French: from the French capital, named after the Gaulish Parisii tribe
Also the Trojan prince of Greek myth who carried off Helen, sparking the Trojan War; as a girl's name it honours the French capital.
- Say it
- PA-ris
More on Wiktionary.
Is Paris a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Paris has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 497 girls and 60 boys in the US.
How popular is Paris in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #973among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were named Paris, making it the 973rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 600th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 469 girls. 4 boys were also named Paris in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
2025 had the fewest girls named Paris since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Paris in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 90% of the babies named Paris in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 983rd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Paris in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #973 |
| 2024 | 51 | #795 |
| 2023 | 47 | #827 |
| 2022 | 71 | #596 |
| 2021 | 65 | #644 |
| 2020 | 70 | #600 |
| 2019 | 66 | #645 |
| 2018 | 68 | #653 |
| 2017 | 75 | #615 |
| 2016 | 72 | #641 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 97 | #491 |
| 2013 | 115 | #412 |
| 2012 | 115 | #440 |
| 2011 | 95 | #493 |
| 2010 | 112 | #430 |
| 2009 | 143 | #347 |
| 2008 | 149 | #337 |
| 2007 | 204 | #269 |
| 2006 | 348 | #176 |
| 2005 | 460 | #131 |
| 2004 | 469 | #128 |
| 2003 | 311 | #171 |
| 2002 | 221 | #222 |
| 2001 | 179 | #257 |
| 2000 | 172 | #262 |
| 1999 | 190 | #243 |
| 1998 | 228 | #212 |
| 1997 | 154 | #272 |
| 1996 | 157 | #266 |
How popular is Paris in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #592among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 497about 1 in 3,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 497 girls in the US were named Paris, making it the 592nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 416th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 2,150 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917. 60 boys were also named Paris in 2025 (2,304th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Paris than any year since 1997.
Half of all the girls named Paris in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 504 girls in the US were given Paris or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #589, up from #592 for this spelling alone.
- Paris 497
- Parris 7
In 1917, 17% of the babies named Paris in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 89%, with more girls than boys since 1983.
Paris in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 497 | #592 |
| 2024 | 636 | #484 |
| 2023 | 623 | #490 |
| 2022 | 642 | #490 |
| 2021 | 704 | #443 |
| 2020 | 750 | #416 |
| 2019 | 918 | #343 |
| 2018 | 989 | #328 |
| 2017 | 1,090 | #300 |
| 2016 | 1,161 | #274 |
| 2015 | 1,219 | #262 |
| 2014 | 1,231 | #269 |
| 2013 | 1,243 | #256 |
| 2012 | 1,185 | #274 |
| 2011 | 940 | #337 |
| 2010 | 984 | #326 |
| 2009 | 777 | #409 |
| 2008 | 688 | #460 |
| 2007 | 867 | #380 |
| 2006 | 1,265 | #261 |
| 2005 | 1,694 | #205 |
| 2004 | 2,150 | #157 |
| 2003 | 1,160 | #272 |
| 2002 | 617 | #463 |
| 2001 | 542 | #507 |
| 2000 | 585 | #473 |
| 1999 | 570 | #465 |
| 1998 | 565 | #456 |
| 1997 | 492 | #502 |
| 1996 | 433 | #539 |
| 1995 | 474 | #514 |
| 1994 | 510 | #488 |
| 1993 | 571 | #438 |
| 1992 | 529 | #465 |
| 1991 | 483 | #494 |
| 1990 | 439 | #541 |
| 1989 | 367 | #591 |
| 1988 | 293 | #659 |
| 1987 | 315 | #613 |
| 1986 | 295 | #630 |
| 1985 | 204 | #806 |
| 1984 | 138 | #1,028 |
| 1983 | 109 | #1,190 |
| 1982 | 110 | #1,213 |
| 1981 | 83 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 66 | #1,704 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,832 |
| 1978 | 51 | #1,915 |
| 1977 | 50 | #1,952 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,883 |
| 1975 | 34 | #2,357 |
| 1974 | 51 | #1,760 |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,640 |
| 1970 | 63 | #1,544 |
| 1969 | 59 | #1,546 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,776 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,617 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,827 |
| 1965 | 66 | #1,350 |
| 1964 | 67 | #1,372 |
| 1963 | 68 | #1,340 |
| 1962 | 77 | #1,258 |
| 1961 | 77 | #1,259 |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,466 |
| 1959 | 45 | #1,616 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,448 |
| 1957 | 32 | #1,927 |
| 1956 | 35 | #1,795 |
| 1955 | 26 | #2,107 |
| 1954 | 20 | #2,449 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 11 | #3,283 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,349 |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 9 | #3,248 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,557 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,391 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,450 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,342 |
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