Girls' name · since 1977
Paradise
1,273 babies named Paradise in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,804 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,273
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paradise currently ranks #4804 among girls' names in America, with 1,273 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Paradise recorded 1,273 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #4804 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #6,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,804 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,273 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paradise ranks #6,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,804 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,273 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,804 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,273
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paradise's 1,273 recorded births place it above 91.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Paradise compares
1,273 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paradise's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paradise | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,273 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paradise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paradise's full recorded timeline at 2005, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paradise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Paradise by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (391 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Paradise's strongest decade.
391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Paradise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
250 births
- 2000s
2000s
367 births
- 2010s
2010s
391 births
- 2020s
2020s
226 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 391 births (31% of all-time use).
How Paradise compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Paradise's total volume
Paradise by state
Where Paradise concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 90 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 41 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 34 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 28 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Texas | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
90 of 1,273 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Paradise's data
- Paradise's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (391 total births) through the 2020s (226) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Paradises (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paradise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paradise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.