NameTides

Paris

Paris was the #592 girls' name in the US in 2025 (497 babies), and #983 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Paris as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Paris as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanada
Paris as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#592 (497)#983 (35)#780 (3)—#718 (4)#1,373 (18)—
2024#484 (636)#837 (44)#431 (7)—#736 (4)#1,479 (16)—
2023#490 (623)#794 (45)——#404 (9)#1,312 (18)—
2022#490 (642)#562 (69)——#420 (9)#1,132 (22)—
2021#443 (704)#640 (60)—#446 (3)#764 (4)#947 (29)—
2020#416 (750)#597 (65)#544 (5)——#923 (29)—
2019#343 (918)#632 (62)#650 (4)—#551 (6)#770 (37)—
2018#328 (989)#624 (65)#809 (3)—#629 (5)#840 (33)—
2017#300 (1,090)#593 (71)#666 (4)——#949 (28)—
2016#274 (1,161)#594 (71)———#1,043 (25)—
2015#262 (1,219)#570 (75)#509 (6)—#751 (4)#640 (46)—
2014#269 (1,231)#463 (94)#802 (3)—#876 (3)#709 (40)—
2013#256 (1,243)#397 (107)#413 (8)—#587 (6)#690 (41)—
2012#274 (1,185)#423 (108)#467 (7)—#907 (3)#771 (36)—
2011#337 (940)#468 (91)#674 (4)—#695 (5)#1,305 (18)—

Paris as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Paris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Paris as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#2,304 (60)#4,275 (4)—
2024#2,559 (52)#1,758 (14)#2,238 (8)
2023#2,173 (66)#2,008 (11)#2,921 (5)
2022#2,299 (62)#2,166 (10)#2,229 (7)
2021#2,193 (64)#3,017 (6)—
2020#2,069 (68)#2,682 (7)—
2019#1,974 (74)#1,986 (11)—
2018#1,901 (78)#2,112 (10)#2,740 (5)
2017#1,935 (74)#2,734 (7)—
2016#1,845 (81)#2,335 (9)—
2015#1,790 (84)#1,902 (12)—
2014#1,619 (96)#4,632 (3)—
2013#1,510 (107)#2,216 (9)—
2012#1,729 (87)#1,852 (12)—
2011#1,886 (74)#3,830 (4)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #157.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.
  • In 2025, 89% of US babies named Paris were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Paris is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,200 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 2,800 to 1 in 3,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Paris by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #436ILMichigan: #374MINew York: #658NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: #483ORNevada: #374NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #611INOhio: #562OHPennsylvania: #813PANew Jersey: #774NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #889CAUtah: #704UTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #516MOKentucky: #443KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #413VAMaryland: #459MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #497TNNorth Carolina: #405NCSouth Carolina: #373SCDistrict of Columbia: #119DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #394LAMississippi: #218MSAlabama: #247ALGeorgia: #290GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #570TXFlorida: #404FL
Paris (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2848

Paris (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ParisCanadaGirls#1,37318
ParisCanadaBoys—too few
ParisEngland & WalesGirls#98335
ParisEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
ParisIrelandGirls#7184
ParisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ParisNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
ParisNSWGirls—too few
ParisScotlandGirls#7803
ParisUSGirls#592497
ParisUSBoys#2,30460