Recorded 1883–1935 Girls' name Peak 1920 116 births

Parilee — girls' name

116 babies named Parilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Parilee was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Parilee in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Parilee between 1883 and 1935, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Parilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parilee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Parilee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parilee 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 116 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.

Parilee at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

116

Since 1883

53 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1883

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1935

Parilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1883

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Parilee by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
45 births that decade — 39% of Parilee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parilee?
116 babies have been named Parilee since 1883. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Parilee most popular?
Parilee was most popular in the 1920s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Parilee been used?
Parilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 53 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Parilee?
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, 1883–1935 (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.