Girls' name · since 1968
Paraskevi
276 babies named Paraskevi in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 276
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Paraskevi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 276 have been recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Paraskevi recorded 276 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2024.
- #16,639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 276 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paraskevi ranks #16,639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 276 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 276
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Paraskevi's 276 recorded births place it above 76.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Paraskevi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paraskevi splits its recorded history at 1993: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paraskevi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2024
- Peak year (2005)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Paraskevi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (63 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Paraskevi's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Paraskevi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
57 births
- 1980s
1980s
63 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 63 births (23% of all-time use).
Paraskevi by state
Where Paraskevi concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.0% |
11 of 276 births nationwide.
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- Paraskevi's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (27) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Paraskevis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paraskevi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1968–2024 (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 Paraskevi 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.