Is Paris a boy or girl name?
Paris is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 633 girls and 52 boys were named Paris, so 92.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 78.3% of the 42,357 US babies named Paris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,583
- Girl rank, 2024
- #484
- Babies named Paris since 1881
- 42,357
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 2,246 babies
Boys and girls named Paris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 64 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 80 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 272 | 23 | 7.8% |
| 1920s | 366 | 29 | 7.3% |
| 1930s | 248 | 13 | 5% |
| 1940s | 301 | 68 | 18.4% |
| 1950s | 402 | 225 | 35.9% |
| 1960s | 626 | 602 | 49% |
| 1970s | 861 | 500 | 36.7% |
| 1980s | 1,434 | 1,980 | 58% |
| 1990s | 2,250 | 5,066 | 69.2% |
| 2000s | 1,067 | 10,345 | 90.7% |
| 2010s | 833 | 10,958 | 92.9% |
| 2020s | 312 | 3,348 | 91.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | #2,583 | 633 | #484 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2,183 | 621 | #493 |
| 2022 | 62 | #2,310 | 642 | #490 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,212 | 704 | #445 |
| 2020 | 68 | #2,088 | 748 | #417 |
| 2019 | 74 | #1,992 | 917 | #345 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,913 | 989 | #330 |
| 2017 | 74 | #1,953 | 1,090 | #301 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,856 | 1,161 | #274 |
| 2015 | 84 | #1,796 | 1,218 | #263 |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,624 | 1,231 | #269 |
| 2013 | 107 | #1,518 | 1,243 | #256 |
| 2012 | 87 | #1,736 | 1,185 | #274 |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,898 | 940 | #337 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1,864 | 984 | #327 |
| 2009 | 61 | #2,195 | 777 | #410 |
| 2008 | 76 | #1,914 | 688 | #460 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,014 | 867 | #380 |
| 2006 | 87 | #1,653 | 1,265 | #261 |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,566 | 1,694 | #205 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,453 | 2,150 | #157 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,245 | 1,160 | #273 |
| 2002 | 129 | #1,121 | 617 | #463 |
| 2001 | 143 | #1,032 | 542 | #507 |
| 2000 | 198 | #815 | 585 | #473 |
| 1999 | 173 | #879 | 570 | #465 |
| 1998 | 203 | #775 | 565 | #458 |
| 1997 | 177 | #822 | 492 | #502 |
| 1996 | 202 | #748 | 433 | #539 |
| 1995 | 204 | #754 | 474 | #514 |
| 1994 | 219 | #705 | 510 | #489 |
| 1993 | 267 | #632 | 571 | #438 |
| 1992 | 275 | #624 | 529 | #466 |
| 1991 | 297 | #591 | 483 | #494 |
| 1990 | 233 | #661 | 439 | #542 |
| 1989 | 230 | #661 | 367 | #593 |
| 1988 | 178 | #703 | 293 | #660 |
| 1987 | 172 | #692 | 315 | #614 |
| 1986 | 143 | #759 | 295 | #630 |
| 1985 | 144 | #738 | 204 | #807 |
| 1984 | 125 | #774 | 138 | #1,032 |
| 1983 | 101 | #875 | 109 | #1,191 |
| 1982 | 126 | #786 | 110 | #1,217 |
| 1981 | 106 | #864 | 83 | #1,469 |
| 1980 | 109 | #848 | 66 | #1,718 |
| 1979 | 92 | #915 | 58 | #1,853 |
| 1978 | 61 | #1,131 | 51 | #1,930 |
| 1977 | 78 | #973 | 50 | #1,968 |
| 1976 | 75 | #968 | 48 | #1,903 |
| 1975 | 78 | #930 | 34 | #2,393 |
| 1974 | 76 | #941 | 51 | #1,766 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,134 | 45 | #1,876 |
| 1972 | 100 | #803 | 44 | #1,915 |
| 1971 | 128 | #732 | 56 | #1,659 |
| 1970 | 120 | #753 | 63 | #1,556 |
| 1969 | 66 | #949 | 59 | #1,555 |
| 1968 | 62 | #927 | 44 | #1,801 |
| 1967 | 64 | #905 | 49 | #1,637 |
| 1966 | 59 | #948 | 39 | #1,851 |
| 1965 | 59 | #962 | 66 | #1,363 |
| 1964 | 70 | #910 | 67 | #1,379 |
| 1963 | 61 | #968 | 68 | #1,350 |
| 1962 | 59 | #1,002 | 77 | #1,265 |
| 1961 | 63 | #977 | 77 | #1,264 |
| 1960 | 63 | #960 | 56 | #1,480 |
| 1959 | 49 | #1,112 | 45 | #1,637 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,145 | 22 | #2,495 |
| 1957 | 50 | #1,085 | 32 | #1,949 |
| 1956 | 77 | #858 | 35 | #1,822 |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,361 | 26 | #2,147 |
| 1954 | 27 | #1,489 | 20 | #2,498 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,472 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,425 | 6 | #5,396 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,167 | 11 | #3,436 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,456 | 12 | #3,183 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,535 | 10 | #3,561 |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,122 | 10 | #3,536 |
| 1947 | 32 | #1,314 | 8 | #4,253 |
| 1946 | 29 | #1,323 | 9 | #3,604 |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 33 | #1,169 | 10 | #3,098 |
| 1943 | 38 | #1,119 | 9 | #3,430 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,292 | 5 | #5,196 |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,739 | 7 | #3,865 |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,672 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 31 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,411 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 20 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 22 | #1,490 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 26 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,326 | 7 | #3,774 |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,522 | 6 | #4,435 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 29 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,193 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 29 | #1,375 | 9 | #3,488 |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 36 | #1,219 | 9 | #3,610 |
| 1923 | 62 | #867 | 6 | #4,843 |
| 1922 | 40 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 29 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,065 | 5 | #5,596 |
| 1919 | 44 | #1,032 | 8 | #3,730 |
| 1918 | 45 | #1,006 | 7 | #4,186 |
| 1917 | 38 | #1,090 | 8 | #3,630 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 27 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 22 | #986 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,543 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 14 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 10 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 11 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 9 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 11 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 13 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,142 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 6 | #914 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 7 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 10 | #581 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Paris reached #556 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #157 in 2004. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Paris
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.