Paris
UnisexParis has been given to 42,923 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2004 and currently ranks #592 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈpæɹɪs/
From Middle English Parys, Paris, from Old French Paris, from the Late Latin name of an earlier settlement, Lutetia Parisiorum (“Lutetia of the Parisii”), from Latin Parīsiī, a Gaulish tribe, from Transalpine Gaulish *parios (“cauldron”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-. Doublet of Parizh.
Origin: place name
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
42,923
Peak year
2004 (2,246 babies)
Rank in 2025
#592 for girls
First recorded
1881
10-year trend
▼ -57%
Gender split
78% girls / 22% boys
Famous people named Paris
Paris Hilton
American media personality (born 1981)
Paris Jackson
American model, actress, singer and musician
Paris Berelc
American actress and model
Paris Bordone
Italian artist (1500–1570)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Paris.
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