Paris
Pronounced P AE1 R IH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2004
- 108 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Paris?
Paris is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 45,916 children — the 670th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 21% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2004, when 2,227 children were given it.
Parris is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 24% of children named Paris are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Paris and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Parris
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P AE1 R IH0 S · P EH1 R IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Paris
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Paris
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Paris?
- Paris ranks 670th among girls' names in US records, with 45,916 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,905.
- Is Paris a unisex name?
- Yes. About 24% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Paris most popular?
- 2004, when 2,227 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Paris spelled?
- Parris. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.