US rank #5039 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,074 births

Parisa — #5039 US girls' name

1,074 babies named Parisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s541980s2031990s2502000s1862010s2662020s115
#5039
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Parisa was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

40 babies were named Parisa in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,074 babies named Parisa between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Parisa currently holds the #5039 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parisa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 266 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Parisa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 255 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Parisa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parisa 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 1,074 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.

Parisa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,074

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1991

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,039

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Parisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
40
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961989198219741971 5

Parisa by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
266 births that decade — 25% of Parisa's all-time total
1970s541980s2031990s2502000s1862010s2662020s115

Parisa by state

Where Parisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Parisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
255 23.7%
#2 New York
18 1.7%
#3 Illinois
5 0.5%
#4 Virginia
5 0.5%
California share of Parisa's total US births 23.7%
Even split

255 of 1,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parisa?
1,074 babies have been named Parisa since 1971. It currently ranks #5039 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 40 births.
When was Parisa most popular?
Parisa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 266 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Parisa most popular?
The top states for the name Parisa are California (255 births), New York (18 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Parisa been used?
Parisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Parisa?
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.

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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, 1971–2024 (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.