Paraskevas
Paraskevas is a Greek male given name with the female equivalent being Paraskevi (Παρασκευή). Notable people with the name include:Paraskevas Andralas, Greek association football player. Paraskevas Antzas, Greece national team football player. Paraskevas Christou, Cypriot national team football player. Paraskevas Sphicas, particle physicist
Meaning & Origin of Paraskevas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paraskevas is a Greek male given name with the female equivalent being Paraskevi (Παρασκευή). Notable people with the name include:Paraskevas Andralas, Greek association football player. Paraskevas Antzas, Greece national team football player. Paraskevas Christou, Cypriot national team football player. Paraskevas Sphicas, particle physicist
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The Story of Paraskevas
Paraskevas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2004, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 5 Paraskevass were born — ranking #11,354 that year. As of 2026, Paraskevas ranks #11,354 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Paraskevass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Paraskevas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Paraskevas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Parasails
- Barricades
- Barracudas
- Cerises
- Saurischian
- Saurosuchus
- Sarajevo
- Sarejevo
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About the name Paraskevas
Paraskevas is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Paraskevas's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #11,354. Use the chart and map above to compare Paraskevas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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