Recorded 1971–1986 Boys' name Peak 1971 32 births

Paresh — boys' name

32 babies named Paresh in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s10
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Paresh was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

7 babies were named Paresh in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paresh

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Paresh between 1971 and 1986, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paresh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paresh performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paresh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paresh 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 32 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.

Paresh at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

32

Since 1971

16 years of records

Peak year

1971

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1971

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1986

Paresh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1971

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1971)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198619801979197519731971 7

Paresh by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 69% of Paresh's all-time total
1970s221980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paresh?
32 babies have been named Paresh since 1971. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Paresh most popular?
Paresh was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Paresh been used?
Paresh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 16 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Paresh?
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, 1971–1986 (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.