Boys' name · since 1975
Paras
Paras has 284 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
284 boys have been named Paras since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paras has been recorded 284 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2024.
- #10,926 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paras ranks #10,926 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,926 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Paras's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paras's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paras splits its recorded history at 1996: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paras popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Paras by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (92 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Paras's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Paras births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 92 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Paras's decade-level peak was the 1990s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Paras: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1975–2024 (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 Paras 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.