Parris

Parris was the #11,932 girls' name in the US in 2025 (7 babies).

Parris as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Parris as a girl’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.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
Parris as a girl’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#11,932 (7)——
2024#7,967 (13)——
2023#8,989 (11)——
2022#7,281 (15)——
2021#6,691 (17)——
2020#8,953 (11)——
2019#5,798 (21)——
2018#5,454 (23)——
2017#5,661 (22)——
2016#5,130 (26)——
2015#5,458 (24)——
2014#3,848 (39)——
2013#4,543 (31)——
2012#4,121 (36)#5,876 (3)—
2011#3,173 (52)#5,785 (3)—

Parris as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Parris as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020US
Parris as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#12,008 (5)—
2024#10,938 (6)—
2023#9,763 (7)—
2022#8,990 (8)—
2021#9,714 (7)—
2020#8,739 (8)—
2019#7,643 (10)—
2018#6,345 (13)—
2017#12,246 (5)—
2016#5,789 (15)—
2015#8,040 (9)—
2014#5,485 (16)—
2013#7,537 (10)—
2012#5,720 (15)—
2011#7,502 (10)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #2,264.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.
  • In 2025, 58% of US babies named Parris were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 250,000 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 250,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 330,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Parris is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 250,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 160,000 to 1 in 370,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ParrisCanadaGirls—too few
ParrisEngland & WalesGirls—too few
ParrisEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ParrisNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ParrisUSGirls#11,9327
ParrisUSBoys#12,0085