Girls' name · since 1971
Parisa
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,102 babies named Parisa, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,799 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,102
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Parisa currently ranks #4799 among girls' names in America, with 1,102 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parisa has been recorded 1,102 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #4799 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #7,017 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,799 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,102 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Parisa ranks #7,017 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,799 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,102 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,017 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,799 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,102
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Parisa's 1,102 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Parisa compares
1,102 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Parisa's all-time total is 193% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Parisa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,102 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Parisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Parisa splits its recorded history at 1999: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Parisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Parisa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (266 births, 24% of the file).
2010s was Parisa's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Parisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 54
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
250 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s
2020s
143 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 266 births (24% of all-time use).
How Parisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Parisa's total volume
Parisa by state
Where Parisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 262 | 23.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
262 of 1,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Parisa's data
- Parisa's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (266 total births) through the 2020s (143) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Parisas (262 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Parisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Parisa 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.