Recorded 1980–2002 Unisex name Peak 1993 21 births

Parminder — boys' name

21 babies named Parminder in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s62000s5
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Parminder was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

6 babies were named Parminder in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parminder

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Parminder between 1980 and 2002, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Parminder currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Parminder is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 15 additional births since 1971.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parminder performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Parminder shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parminder 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 21 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.

Parminder at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

21

Since 1980

23 years of records

Peak year

1993

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1980

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2002

Parminder popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1980

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
6
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.5 2002199319881980 5

Parminder popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1971 (Parminder as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 198919881971 5

Parminder by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 48% of Parminder's all-time total
1980s101990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parminder?
21 babies have been named Parminder since 1980. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Parminder most popular?
Parminder was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Parminder a unisex name?
Yes, Parminder is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 21 births, and as a girl's name it has 15 births.
How long has the name Parminder been used?
Parminder has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 23 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Parminder?
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, 1980–2002 (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.