Recorded 1962–1986 Girls' name Peak 1986 18 births

Paricia — girls' name

18 babies named Paricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61980s12
1980s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Paricia was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

7 babies were named Paricia in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Paricia between 1962 and 1986, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paricia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paricia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paricia 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 18 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.

Paricia at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

18

Since 1962

25 years of records

Peak year

1986

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1962

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1986

Paricia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1962

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1986)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198619821962 6

Paricia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 67% of Paricia's all-time total
1960s61980s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paricia?
18 babies have been named Paricia since 1962. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1986 with 7 births.
When was Paricia most popular?
Paricia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Paricia been used?
Paricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 25 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Paricia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paris, Parker, Parris, Parthenia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1962–1986 (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.