Recorded 1969–1993 Boys' name Peak 1975 199 births

Parag — boys' name

199 babies named Parag in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s1041980s781990s10
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Parag was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

15 babies were named Parag in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parag

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Parag between 1969 and 1993, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Parag currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parag performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Parag shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parag in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 199 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Parag at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

199

Since 1969

25 years of records

Peak year

1975

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1969

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1993

Parag popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1969

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1975)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 19931987198219791976197319701969 7

Parag by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
104 births that decade — 52% of Parag's all-time total
1960s71970s1041980s781990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parag?
199 babies have been named Parag since 1969. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1975 with 15 births.
When was Parag most popular?
Parag was most popular in the 1970s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Parag been used?
Parag has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 25 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Parag?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Parker, Paris, Parrish, Parth, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.