Is Parris a boy or girl name?
Parris is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 6 boys were named Parris, so 66.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 46.7% of the 3,559 US babies named Parris were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,932
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,800
- Babies named Parris since 1917
- 3,559
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 121 babies
Boys and girls named Parris, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 128 | 11 | 7.9% |
| 1960s | 250 | 81 | 24.5% |
| 1970s | 210 | 59 | 21.9% |
| 1980s | 334 | 183 | 35.4% |
| 1990s | 456 | 475 | 51% |
| 2000s | 206 | 470 | 69.5% |
| 2010s | 117 | 316 | 73% |
| 2020s | 36 | 66 | 64.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,932 | 12 | #8,800 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,510 | 11 | #9,452 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,612 | 15 | #7,546 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,510 | 17 | #6,906 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,321 | 11 | #9,390 |
| 2019 | 10 | #8,052 | 21 | #5,938 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,607 | 23 | #5,581 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,739 | 22 | #5,779 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,980 | 26 | #5,246 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,544 | 24 | #5,623 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,655 | 39 | #3,904 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,946 | 31 | #4,616 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,909 | 36 | #4,195 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,924 | 52 | #3,212 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,285 | 42 | #3,730 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,706 | 35 | #4,349 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,425 | 34 | #4,527 |
| 2007 | 18 | #5,155 | 46 | #3,585 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,247 | 35 | #4,237 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,423 | 66 | #2,599 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,374 | 77 | #2,281 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,232 | 55 | #2,830 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,638 | 33 | #3,953 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,247 | 45 | #3,130 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,973 | 44 | #3,154 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,707 | 47 | #2,889 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,059 | 53 | #2,603 |
| 1997 | 36 | #2,335 | 44 | #2,811 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,244 | 50 | #2,548 |
| 1995 | 33 | #2,387 | 45 | #2,716 |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,005 | 38 | #3,080 |
| 1993 | 63 | #1,490 | 58 | #2,259 |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,561 | 54 | #2,423 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,522 | 47 | #2,610 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,605 | 39 | #2,938 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,983 | 29 | #3,543 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,637 | 21 | #4,272 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,785 | 35 | #2,826 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,207 | 25 | #3,518 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,691 | 23 | #3,702 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,572 | 6 | #9,991 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,942 | 11 | #6,099 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,978 | 9 | #7,300 |
| 1981 | 27 | #2,026 | 12 | #5,802 |
| 1980 | 31 | #1,840 | 12 | #5,805 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,864 | 10 | #6,553 |
| 1978 | 16 | #2,760 | 11 | #5,854 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,990 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,050 | 5 | #10,413 |
| 1975 | 16 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,097 | 5 | #9,773 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,192 | 8 | #6,491 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,490 | 11 | #5,031 |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,451 | 9 | #5,694 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,334 | 11 | #4,419 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,798 | 7 | #5,662 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,899 | 12 | #3,889 |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,399 | 9 | #4,896 |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,536 | 10 | #4,461 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,886 | 13 | #3,731 |
| 1961 | 31 | #1,458 | 8 | #5,179 |
| 1960 | 30 | #1,476 | 11 | #4,101 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 24 | #1,630 | 6 | #5,924 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,965 | 5 | #6,789 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,897 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,668 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,107 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,233 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,591 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 21 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,056 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,442 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,092 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,652 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,431 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Parris reached #1,334 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #2,259 in 1993. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Parris
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.