Recorded 1970–1995 Girls' name Peak 1973 98 births

Parul — girls' name

98 babies named Parul in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s621980s291990s7
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Parul was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

10 babies were named Parul in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Parul

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Parul between 1970 and 1995, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Parul currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Parul performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Parul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Parul 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 98 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.

Parul at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

98

Since 1970

26 years of records

Peak year

1973

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1970

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1995

Parul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1970

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1973)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 19951982198019781975197319711970 7

Parul by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
62 births that decade — 63% of Parul's all-time total
1970s621980s291990s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Parul?
98 babies have been named Parul since 1970. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1973 with 10 births.
When was Parul most popular?
Parul was most popular in the 1970s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Parul been used?
Parul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 26 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Parul?
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, 1970–1995 (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.