How Many People Are Named Parris?
people named Parris are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 103,917 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,572 babies named Parris in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
121 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which originally denoted a person who came from the French city of Paris (see PARIS (2)).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Parris, 49.6% were girls and 50.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Parris rose from 0% in the 1940s to 64.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Parris alive today is about 33 years old, and 47% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 42 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Parris first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 1993, to 121 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Parris has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,334, in 1968. In 2025 it ranked #13,389. Among girls, its best rank was #2,254, in 1993.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,389 | #12,857 |
| Best rank | #1,334 (1968) | #2,254 (1993) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,919 in the 1990s | #2,670 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Parris alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Parris were born in California than in any other state: about 114 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Parris was given 2.8 times as often in New York, 2 times in Florida and 2 times in Illinois.
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