Para vs Paris

Side-by-side comparison of Para and Paris — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Para

Girl name

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Name B

Paris

Girl name · Rank #484

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Metric Para Paris
Current Rank Unranked #484
Total Births (all years) 353 33,157
Peak Year 1925 2004
Peak Year Births 17 2,150
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1902 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Para Paris
1900ss 18 —
1910ss 82 23
1920ss 105 29
1930ss 64 13
1940ss 40 68
1950ss 38 225
1960ss 6 602
1970ss — 500
1980ss — 1,980
1990ss — 5,066
2000ss — 10,345
2010ss — 10,958
2020ss — 3,348

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Para Paris
2014 — 1,231
2015 — 1,218
2016 — 1,161
2017 — 1,090
2018 — 989
2019 — 917
2020 — 748
2021 — 704
2022 — 642
2023 — 621
2024 — 633

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1902–1963.

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