Girls' name · since 1880
Paralee
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,215 babies named Paralee, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,215
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,215 girls have been named Paralee since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Paralee recorded 1,215 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2018.
- #6,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,215 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paralee ranks #6,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,215 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,215
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Paralee's 1,215 recorded births place it above 90.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Paralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paralee splits its recorded history at 1922: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1958 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2018
- Peak year (1920)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Paralee by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (256 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Paralee's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Paralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
106 births
- 1890s
1890s
105 births
- 1900s
1900s
133 births
- 1910s
1910s
246 births
- 1920s
1920s
256 births
- 1930s
1930s
149 births
- 1940s
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 256 births (21% of all-time use).
How Paralee 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 Paralee's total volume
Paralee by state
Where Paralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 64 | 5.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
64 of 1,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Paralee's data
- Paralee's decade-level peak was the 1920s (256 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Paralees (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1880–2018 (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 Paralee 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.