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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Paris

Used in both girl and boy records

Paris appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Paris by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDParis as a girl’s nameUS records 1917–2024
#671girl rank2004peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDParis as a boy’s nameUS records 1881–2024
#1012boy rank1991peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Paris in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl20042,150 uses#15720041917–202088 listed years
Boy1991296 uses#53318901881–2020136 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.