Paris
The French capital takes its name from the Parisii, a Gallic tribe. Separately, Paris is the Trojan prince of the Iliad, whose name is not Greek in origin.
Paris in 2025
Paris was given to 557 babies in the United States in 2025 — 60 boys and 497 girls, making it the 1,092nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,952 babies born.
The history of Paris
Paris reached its highest point in 2004, when 2,246 babies were given the name, ranking 327th that year.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 42,923 babies have been named Paris. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Paris has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Paris by decade
| Decade | Babies named Paris | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 64 | 1,123 |
| 1890s | 84 | 1,313 |
| 1900s | 80 | 1,768 |
| 1910s | 295 | 1,869 |
| 1920s | 395 | 1,658 |
| 1930s | 261 | 2,261 |
| 1940s | 369 | 2,095 |
| 1950s | 627 | 1,611 |
| 1960s | 1,228 | 1,521 |
| 1970s | 1,361 | 1,359 |
| 1980s | 3,414 | 797 |
| 1990s | 7,316 | 633 |
| 2000s | 11,412 | 327 |
| 2010s | 11,793 | 507 |
| 2020s | 4,224 | 769 |
Where Paris is heading
Paris has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 1,303 babies in 2015 to 557 in 2025.
Names like Paris
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Paris.